09-06-2015, 12:45
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IT'S THE BUMP N' DUMP
AKA: Evan Grove
 FRC #4536 (The Minutebots) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 656
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Re: Building a RogueBot!
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Originally Posted by teslalab2
Not to worry ya people  There is a 20 amp fuse in series with the switch under the switch in the box. and btw you'd be surprised what a light switch can take... I used a light switch to shut off the power supply for my capacitor bank before it fires, the power supply is 4 microwave oven transformers in series which draw roughly 12amp a piece, and the switch never failed, even after a lot of use. But I understand your cringing and concern for safety.  |
christ... do you have video of that? I've been working off and on (no pun intended) on a capacitor bank of my own, and I'd be interested to see how yours is set up.
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