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Originally Posted by Team 4939
Yes we did test all of our outputs, and it is very odd indeed that only the relay section is not working on the sidecar. By the way we are able to drive the robot.
Unfortunately we are about done for the season, and won't be looking into replacing this sidecar, for the rest of the Summer. When we come back in September a new sidecar will be a priority, and hopefully that fixes the problem.
For now I would like to thank all the people who took out the time to help us try and solve this issue.
Before we end this thread I just wanted to ask, if a pneumatics module would be more reliable in this type of situation?
Thank you once again and have a great summer break everybody.
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Perhaps with the new control system coming next year, it might not be worth buying a new sidecar, unless you need a working 2009-2014 system for demo bots. If you can borrow one for testing, that would be ideal. Again, there are several teams in your area and I'm sure a good chunk of them have an extra sidecar.
Both the solenoid breakout and the sidecar are honestly pretty reliable, but the solenoid breakout on the cRio will only power the solenoids. You still need a relay output and a spike to power any onboard compressor. If you're referring to the new PCM for next year, it's hard to say before we get our hands on the details, but I'm sure it will be more than capable as well.
Perhaps you could remove the casing and do some more inspection of the circuit board with your DMM, referencing the schematic. The behavior does seem a bit curious, and I feel like we're missing something...