Thread: Muffin Fans
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Unread 17-01-2007, 14:51
Ben Piecuch Ben Piecuch is offline
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Re: Muffin Fans

Mike, while I agree that keeping motors cooled is important, I believe the direct wiring of fans is not allowed. I believe that fans, non-functional decorations, and the like are all required to be on a spike.

We directly ran a fan (without a spike) back in 2003 to help cool our motors. The inspectors noticed it right away, as the fan was spinning away anytime the robot was turned on, and on the field... We were told to correctly wire before our next match.

BEN