20-01-2010, 07:29
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Broadcast Eng/Chief Robot Inspector
AKA: Big Al WFFA 2005
 FRC #0111 (WildStang) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Wheeling, IL
Posts: 10,766
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Re: Think About Protecting Your Battery!
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Originally Posted by dlavery
Remember, this year securing your battery on the robot is not just a good idea. It is a requirement. Make sure you have read and understand the implications of Rule <R18>. Just having a cradle for the battery to rest inside is not going to cut it. The battery needs to be velcro-ed, strapped, buckled, tied, bolted, glued, zipped, or stapled in place so that it can't fall out when (not if) the robot turns upside-down.
-dave
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Can I ask for a ruling on the stapled?
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Al
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