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Unread 01-02-2016, 18:51
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Re: pic: 4301 Current Progress

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
How about what do you have securing that battery besides the sliding electrical panel? Remember that this is likely to be violent game this year with lots of heavy defense. If your battery isn't well secured, it's going to start wandering around inside your robot running into things, which is never good. Also, remember there may be significant vertical forces as well as horizontal forces acting on the battery.
Your battery weighs about 13 lb. Think of an unsecured battery as a 12 lb. sledgehammer bouncing around inside your robot.
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