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Re: Victor failure question--Can power from motors cause them?
Kit,
Both possibilities can cause this. But most likely it was because of metal chips, or static.
We have a T-Shirt Launcher on one of our old robots. Loading the PVC barrel with a shirt generates a large static charge. We had blown Victors on two different occasions until we placed a discharge chain on the frame. That chain drags around on the ground all the time and discharges any static before it can build up.
With the chain in place, we have pushed the bot hundreds of times without problems.
BTW, there are several discussions about the topic of blowing Victors by pushing a robot. Use the Search tool to find out more about this subject.
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