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Re: Voltage on Frame

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Originally Posted by Jay Lundy
In 2002 we spent a good part of one regional figuring out why our frame had a voltage on it.

It turns out the "rubber" that went around the bottom of the light conducted electricity and we had the light mounted on metal assuming the rubber was sufficient insulation. So we just mounted it on lexan and it solved that problem.

Not that this applies to this year, but I just thought it was interesting.

[Edit]By the way you should check the screws you use to mount your speed controllers. Those are often very close to the connectors for the speed controllers and if you have your victors mounted on metal (or some metal part of your robot is touching the screw) it could be a problem.

Hmmm....this is a good point. I didn't pay much attention to how the small flashing lights "beacon replacements" mounted this year, but I wonder if a screw through them might have shorted to an etch on their PCBs?

-Quentin
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