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Originally Posted by computerboi1503
I personally would want protection of some from of the analog and solenoid breakouts, wether it be the cRIO mounted sideways in the bot and covered with lexan or put in a lexan box... either way, those guys are a great target for another 'bot to come along and slice it in two. Every year our robot's electronics have been completely covered in lexan/polycarbonate with no overheating issues of any kind. I really reccomend that many teams do this, as I saw countless robots being disabled for a match after having their electronics penetrated by another robot, usually with fatal results.
Thanks for the great comments guys! Look out for us in FLR, GTR and the Championships!
Nick
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Lexan armor is great if you can afford the weight. Historically 1075 hasn't built a bot that had room in the weight budget for it... we've only had 1 major mishap where a radio connector got ripped off the RC in 2007, and a couple minor ones where a pwm got pulled in 5 seasons of on-and-off season events.