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Unread 11-12-2003, 14:08
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Nitinol actuators

This material barely is covered by the rules as it is so far outside anything that has been covered in the rulebook. If I was asked to rule, my first response (and simplest) is that the wire is not a specified wire size (minimum) for use on the robot. Even if insulated by teflon tubing, it still poses a hazard albeit a slight one. It would be interesting to experiment with a speed controller to vary the heating/contraction distances though.
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