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Water an Electricity...
Everyone seems to be concerned with water being a safety issue with our robots. We only have 12 volt batteries.
In an episode of Junkyard Wars, teams had to build machines to pull divers around under water. One team used an electric motor and a 12 volt car battery to power their machine. The team said that 12 volts really isn't dangerous when submerged under water. They proved this when everything worked and they won. (I think)
I don't understand the details but I do know that in most cases 12 Volts and water mix just fine. This is why you can touch both terminals on a battery and not be shocked.
Can someone more knowledgable on this shed some light on the subject?
I still don't think they will have water, but I think for reasons other than safety.
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