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Re: Swerve Drivetrain.
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Originally Posted by EricH
...(unless the GDC allows slip rings again)...
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Not true.
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Originally Posted by FRC Game Manual, Section 4 (The Robot), Rev K
<R40> All active PD Board branch circuits shall be wired with appropriately sized wire:
Application
Minimum wire size...<snipped table>
The branch circuit may include intermediate elements such as COTS connectors, splices, COTS flexible/rolling/sliding contacts, and COTS slip rings, as long as the entire electrical pathway is via appropriately gauged conductors.
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If they are COTS, and appropriately gauged, they're fine.
If you want to build a swerve drive, build one in the fall. You probably won't be able to do it in 6 weeks without prior experience in swerve-building.
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