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Re: Pros and cons of electronics boards/boxes

the benefit of having your electronics enclosed is protection from arms and other metal parts of other robots intruding into your robot, and shorting out your control systems, or burning up your wiring. A short circuit during a match can destroy your electronics, and you only have so much time between matches to replace them, esp in the final rounds.

the downside is this makes it more difficult to access the components, and you need to make sure you have adequate airflow for your Victors (cooling).