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Re: Continuous turret

www.mercotac.com

They make just about the only FIRST-legal slip ring that I know of. If you use your own brushings, expect to come under a LOT of scrutiny during inspection. The nice part about using COTS items is that the manufacturer spends a lot of time and effort guaranteeing certain performance metrics (in this case, voltage and current capacity). It is much harder to convince an inspector that your homemade brushes act in a safe and reliable manner.

FIRST doesn't fool around when it comes to the transmission of electricity throughout the robot...