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Originally Posted by Dale(294engr]
Appears AL angle on batt terminal side,
if conductive invites a direct battery short
if the tape on terminals wears thru from vibration
or unravels during competition -- big time smoke and dead bot.
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Thanks for the heads up Dale.
We saw the issue as well, and ended up also reworking all our batteries to turn the screw terminals facing inwards. There's now much more clearance between the battery terminals and any Al.
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