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Originally Posted by eagle33199
We went with the second option, which earned us some questions (and then compliments!) from judges and inspectors - each spike had 2 m+ and 2 m- wires, and each motor also had 4 wires going into it. Perfectly legal configuration (and it cut the voltage drop in half), but at first glance it appears as though we were either trying to use 2 spikes to power each motor, or trying to power 2 motors from each spike.
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Eagle,
I remember inspecting your robot. It is more accurate to say that the rules did not prevent it, than it was legal. Your design satisfied questions I had about safety and electrical circuit protection. It is too hard to discuss here so that everyone will understand but it did satisfy any questions or fears I had under the rules at that time.