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Re: Most damage sustained

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Originally Posted by Mschmeh144 View Post
Wow, that fall looks horrific. Poor little bot made it all the way but couldn't hold on. Why did it start smoking at the end? Did it catch fire too? Or was that just electrical smoke
I wasn't there when that happened, but from my understanding 1/3 of the wires melted together and fried much of the electronics, including one digital side car.

They bent the shooter back into position, and their dumping arm was fixed after a few matches. They were back at full power by the end of the day.