17-02-2015, 11:01
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Technical Director
AKA: Gus Michel II
 FRC #3946 (Tiger Robotics) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Rookie Year: 2013
Location: Slidell, LA
Posts: 3,676
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Re: voltage loss over long runs
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Originally Posted by rich2202
Not tall, but go look at Team 148 (batman thread). They have a 30 foot or longer tether. Drive wheels are on the robot with the battery, but the tethered piece has motors for lift.
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This falls under the heading of sprawl.
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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
(Sprawl and routing will add additional length requirements, of course.)
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