Thread: Protecting the roboRIO
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Re: Protecting the roboRIO
The RoboRIO is supposed to be protected against having the battery shorted to any pin on it. This includes the USB ports. (We haven't tested it since we still had other beta testing to perform). The only pins you could short to and possibly have an issue are supposed to be the ground pins, in which either an internal fuse or the wire you are using to short will vaporize. In the event it's the fuse, NI can repair it for you.
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