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AWiser wrote:

> Also remember that [the rotating light] has to turn in a certain direction...

Huh??? Is there such a rule??? Please state the rule number that says that it has to turn in a certain direction.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I can see, the rules only state that you have to have it running SOME way any time the robot is enabled. After all, it is just a warning light. The direction doesn't matter for that usage.

- Section 2.1.2 only states that which color wires go where on the spike.
- M8 only talks about its visibility.
- C26 talks about it being driven by a relay module (spike) & it's to be auto ENABLED whenever the robot is running and off otherwise.

Our rotating light is simply a motor and a light bulb. It doesn't care about polarity. Now if your light has a semiconductor module inside running it, that WOULD be a different story (but even then I see nothing that says you couldn't swap the two motor leads inside it for grins to make it run the other way :-).

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