
23-02-2015, 15:49
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Robot Mentor
 FRC #2974 (WALT)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: Marietta GA
Posts: 1,922
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Re: Hot Glue Legal to Glue PWM cables ?
R64 from last years manual was interpreted to mean no hot glue on the motor controller.
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R64 The Driver Station software, cRIO, Power Distribution Board, Digital Sidecars, Analog Breakouts, Solenoid Breakouts, RSL, 120A breaker, motor controllers, relay modules, Wireless Bridge, 12VDC-5VDC converter, and batteries shall not be tampered with, modified, or adjusted in any way (tampering includes drilling, cutting, machining, gluing, rewiring, disassembling, etc.), with the following exceptions:
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R55 is the equivalent rule from this years rules. Note the missing gluing prohibition.
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R55 The Driver Station software, roboRIO, Power Distribution Panel, Pneumatics Control Modules, Voltage Regulator Modules, RSL,
120A breaker, motor controllers, relay modules, Wireless Bridge, and batteries shall not be tampered with, modified, or adjusted
in any way (tampering includes drilling, cutting, machining, rewiring, disassembling, etc.), with the following exceptions:
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I think it is safe to say that First's LRI (Al) continues to think that it is a poor practice & there are better solutions. Other disagree on this point. Don't fill you motor controller with hot glue.
And I need to learn to type faster. 
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