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Originally Posted by timytamy
Be careful with this. I don't think I've ever seen it become an issue at a competition, but in the event of E-Stop, you want your robot to stop. With single solenoids, a disable or E-Stop can result in another movement, which can potentially result in a more dangerous situation. We only use single solenoids for smaller, more enclosed cylinders. Preferring to have arms etc on a double solenoid.
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All our intake arms in 2014 were set up this way, but you are correct in that caution should be applied based on the energy potential of a given mechanism.