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Re: Baxter Bomb Squad 2014 ~ Nighthawk

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Originally Posted by Answer42 View Post
Could you talk more about the slip ring design? I was surprised to learn you guys were using that over a coaxial setup. What benefits does it give you? And how does it work?
The slipring allows power to be given to the CIM while still allowing the wires to spin. So basically the module does spin like a coaxial module without all the space.
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