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Unread 26-01-2008, 21:55
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Re: 1458's board

Andy,
Not bad. As Kitmor has pointed out, having the programming and tether ports facing the outside of the robot will help in the future. Once you tear one of these off the RC main board, you are done. Many teams will place the tether near the outside of the robot for one particular reason. When running tethered all you need to is tug on the tether (don't use the mounting screws) and the robot will stop. This is a great feature when testing the robot software.
Don is right on the sharp edge for the positive lead. You can add tape to either the wire or the edge or both. Better safe than sorry.
On the speed controllers, a good hint is to use the ring terminals for the fans as you have done, but turn them upside down and underneath the main power input. This keeps them out of the way when working on the controllers. As you have them, one is crossing the other. Remember that when the robot power is turned on, those two terminals are tied right back to the battery through the breakers. A short on the battery anywhere is a bad thing.
The need to be able to see the RC helps when you are working on the robot and for field personnel who are trying to get you working on the field. The lights on the RC indicate a variety of functions you might need to look at.
One last thing, It is better to have the main breaker where you can reach it and the breaker panel in a protected area. I might be inclined to switch those two.
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Last edited by Al Skierkiewicz : 26-01-2008 at 21:58.