Blown talon srx modules

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Originally Posted by Michael Hill

I'm sure we differ in opinions, but I've always felt that any piece of consumer electronic that can be permanently destroyed by ESD is, to put it bluntly, crap.

And what "consumer electronics" come with bare wires to which you must connect power and or signalling cables?

Being aware of ESD and taking care not to zap electronic components is SOP and good things for students to learn. A better question is were they warned by the packing material or by a mentor? I don't remember seeing anything in the TalonSRX manual, a pretty big oversight. But all the electronics used in FIRST can be damaged by ESD (to some degree) - I warned our guys/girls just the other day to NOT touch the gyro board as it is really easy to zap and destroy.