Jaguar Lights

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Originally Posted by gorrilla

Check the PWM's, I recommend hot-gluing them into the jags once you get everything fixed up. Also check the little black jumpers on the Sidecar, they could have been jarred loose at some point.

I think we checked the PWM cables and they all seem fine.

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

I'm not certain, but my memory of our production robot when we tested the drivetrain yesterday is that the Jaguar lights were not steady red or green (as I would expect from a Victor) but fast blinking red and green. Everything was functioning as expected.

If that is so, which kinda seems odd to me, what else would cause this erratic inability to drive well?

Looking at the Jaguar manual "Getting Started", it appears you are correct that the Jaguars will flash fast red/green when the motor is not going full speed and only solid when going full power.

So that explains that part, but it doesn't explain why our robot would cease working when we're driving it. Naturally not knowing anything about the Jaguars, flashing lights seemed bad.

Hm..

Thanks
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