Thread: Metal Shavings and RC don't mix
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Re: Metal Shavings and RC don't mix
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Originally Posted by Chris_Elston View Post
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What's ironic about this...was Digital Goats 829 handed us a safety flyer in our pits right when we figured out what was wrong with our robot after 3 crazy acting matches on Friday of stuff not working…on the flyer it said to "watch our metal shaving"...

I about croaked over in laughter, we had to laugh because it was crazy trying to figure out what was wrong….I am pretty sure we are going to frame it I think. …
The D-Goats' advice is good and they practice what they preach. I was one of the robot inspectors on duty in their row of the Boilermaker pits. When they found out, after a configuration change, that their 'bot needed to drop a pound or so, their first step was to cover the entire control system with a large sheet of plastic. Their second step was to set up a shop-vac. Their third step was get out the hole saw and go to work. No short-circuits for 829.

Other teams have skipped steps one and two above, and regretted it.
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