Thread: Velcro
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Unread 12-02-2010, 22:56
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Re: Velcro

Our wireless bridge was held last year and will be this year using an extra strong Velcro. It isn't hooks and loops it's little interlocking balls on stalks. Very strong, it takes a screwdriver to get it started to get it off.

We have a little quad-pot adjustment board that will most likely get the same treatment.

Everything else is bolted down with at least two bolts. And all the cables will be zip tied in nice bundles.

The battery cable looks strong so it should hold it into the robot.

Just kidding, the battery sits in a Tuffak box, between two frame rails and has a cover holding it into place. It will most likely get a strap around it during the last day of build season as a final touch.

This years bot is designed to roll onto any side for easy maintenance. At just under 90 lbs it's a pleasure to work on. We did the final install of all the electrics tonight. (We needed to weld, so everything came off) 5 Polycarbonate sub-panels, entire process took 4 people under 45 minutes to do.
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