Mistakes

[Cow Bell Solo]

Originally Posted by AndyB

I remember back in 2007, when I was on 269, we had problems at the Wisconsin Regional wherein our ramps would deploy in autonomous. We eventually go it fixed, but it killed our Friday.

I remember seeing that happen, I think we were even with you guys as an alliance once.

But oh man mistakes were do I begin, so many, so many.

Well one would have to be while I was showing others some of the basic electrical parts on a dummi board I had turned power on to demonstrate some stuff. Well I went to point something and when I went to point at something, I touched a PWM cable. Well that cable happened to be connected to the RC and the other end, well was plugged into nowhere. Well the metal leads on that touched the power source on a victor and there was a nice mushroom cloud of blue smoke.

Lesson learned. CHECK FOR Loose or unplugged wires BEFORE turning the robot ON!!!


That is only one out of many, I could go on forever but I won't, and I am sure others could do the same.