Thread: 12V Voltage on Robot Frame (Perhaps because of a BaneBot)
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Re: 12V Voltage on Robot Frame (Perhaps because of a BaneBot)
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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
I would check first to make sure cRIO is isolated, then check to make sure the camera is isolated, then physically disconnect both wires leading to every RS775 (one at a time) from the M+/M- side of the speed controller, then check any custom sensors (such as Sharp IR sensors), as these in that order are the most likely causes of grounded frames.
This. My team had the same issue during 2012. It was traced back to the C-Rio forming an intermittent connection with our frame. Your symptoms sound very similar to what was happening with our bot.
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