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Unread 15-02-2010, 22:29
Rafael Vasquez Rafael Vasquez is offline
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Static Buildup

For maneuverability purposes, the back two wheels on our robot are made from the same material that we were required to use last year for the wheels. Unfortunately, this gives us the same problem with static build up running on carpet. Last year we were able to use a linolium tiled room for practice, but this year we must use carpet as that will be the competition surface.

We're pretty sure that static buildup has fried one of our jaguars, and we're worried about the rest and especially our cRIO. Does anyone have any suggestions for eliminating the charge?

Our ideas so far:
dragging some chain or rope to transfer it to the ground (just for testing, not for competition)

hooking up a wire from the frame to the ground terminal on the battery (is this legal?)