Thread: Retraction issues, because we're lazy.
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Re: Retraction issues, because we're lazy.
As I believe the other two said, this board that you are using may in no way be used at any time during inspection or when the robot is in normal operation as you may not control motors from any other source than the roboRIO.

Another option (albeit not the first one I would recommend if you can find a better one) is to hook up a spare Anderson connector (one that you'd screw onto a battery) with some crimps on the end of it so you just disconnect the motor -> plug it in the battery (preferably middlemanned with some signal modulator so you dont overdrive the motor) and move it down like that.
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