[quote=greencactus3]a couple questions from a rookie team..
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is it really BETTER to have them mounted on a non insulating surface?
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Much less can go wrong from uninsulated wires and connectors if they can't touch something big and conductive
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is it better to have them mounted on a board that is easily deattachable from the robot?
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I can see the advantage of this, but in 8 years I've never felt it was worth the time to do so. Especially since you are this late in the season, I wouldn't try.
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is using velcro to mount each individual component a good idea?
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Personally, I like bolting them down better. However, This year, about half our components are velcroed down. When used in large quanties, velcro is quite strong on a horizontal surface. I wouldn't put it on the edge of mounted vertically with velcro, though.
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is it not a good idea to mount them to our frame directly using velcro?(our frame is aluminum)
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see above about mounting to a conductive surface. Also, if it is on the exterior, I'd be worried about other robots running into you.
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how easily accessible should they be?
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Seeing that you are a rookie team, you more then likely will have electrical problems that need to be solved quickly. They don't need to be in open air, but it also shouldn't take more then a minute or two to get to them. You also shouldn't have to pull an contortions to work on them.
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is it a bad idea to need to flip the robot over to take out the battery?
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the battery has to be easily accessible, per the rules. You also have to demontstrate this to the inspectors. I do not beleive this meets that criteria.
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has there been any accidents that you know of where any part excluding the motors and fuses had to be replaced completely due to any reason other than physical disturbances?
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If you get metal in the speed controllers, they will release the magic smoke.
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how what gets HOT? the motors..... the victors? well they already have fans on them...
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That's pretty much it.