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Re: Question About Bumpers (R19, Specifically)

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R:19 ROBOTS are required to use BUMPERS to protect all outside corners of the FRAME PERIMETER.
For adequate protection, at least 8 in. of BUMPER must be placed on each side of each outside corner (see Figure 4-3). If a side is shorter than 8 in., the entire side must be protected by BUMPER
R:19 answers the question in this thread, Why is this picture wrong. It also explains away the misconception "bumpers always have to be at least 8 inches."

The pictures is wrong because the corner isn't covered on BOTH SIDES. Plain and simple. The other bumper is flagged because it covers an interior corner, not an exterior corner and is "Not a bumper"

Do your bumpers extend at least 8 inches from each outside corner? Do they fully cover any side less than 8 inches? If the answers to these questions is yes, you don't have to worry about R19
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Last edited by Captain_Kirch : 05-03-2016 at 08:31.