Thread: For those who are skeptical about propellers - Team 2526
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Re: For those who are skeptical about propellers - Team 2526
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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi View Post
I was thinking, what if there was a way for teams to have a touch sensor near their fan mounts, like really really really close, so that if the propeller moves even like .125" from its original mounting position, the motors to the fans shut off when the limit switch or touch sensor is touched? Seems simple enough to me.
I had the same thought, my afterthought though was teams that would take this precaution would probably have very good safety precautions already for any other situation.