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Re: 2008 FRC Machines in Popular Mechanics Blog

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
The wiring to the arm goes through a sealed slip ring assembly with fluid contacts.

http://www.mercotac.com/
I got to hold you guy's spare mercury slip ring just after the BMR finals were over... wow that thing was heavy!

But... who wouldn't love yet another practical application of the one and only naturally liquid metal?

I herd you guys got them used... any idea what they came off of?

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