Hows your electronics board?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by copertop

Another thing that you should worry abotu when you mount your electronics.... The circuit breaker panel should be mounted in a vertical position so that if your robot is hit the breakers don't "accidentally" reset themselves... This isn't all that important for motors but your robot controller may be reset and you could lose valueable seconds when you need them most! check out this thread.... It happened to our robot the year before i joined. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=19340

Copertop,
I have not had a team report repeatable problems with the circuit breakers we use. There have been production defects from time to time. There has also been defects caused by high current operation due to mechanical designs. The post you refer to indicates some extreme handling, not the type you are likely to get with a robot collision. I don't consider this a problem. Be careful when reading old posts, they often have been resolved and answered.