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Originally Posted by RbtGal1351
Hello,
Our team has been using limit switches for our past two years to see if our arm is fully extended, so if it is, then the software doesn't let the arm extend more. However, we've had some problems with the limit switches breaking, so is there an alternative to limit switches? Have any other teams tried something else? What about reed switches?
Thanks
~Stephanie
Control Systems Leader
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We had problems with the limit switch breaking all year. We made it as simple as possible to replace it(not that easy). And then we put a limit switch override button in programming. That way in competition if it did not work the operator could use his/her judgement and decide how far up/down the arm should go. The button came in really handy, especially at palmetto where we took finalist.
-Bharat