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Thread: FRA Rules

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    The place to post any questions or suggestions you may have about the current FRA build rules and guidelines held here:

    http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/rules.htmhttp://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/rules.htm

    Please feel free to comment, were always looking for new views in order that these rules can continue to develop.

    FRA Forum Admin
    FRA Safety committee
    Kane Aston
    http://www.makerobotics.com

    Co-owner and builder of BEHEMOTH

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    Guest
    That link seems to not work, should it be

    http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/buildrules.htmhttp://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/buildrules.htm

    perhaps?

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    I would aggree with the switch for the reciever, but switched for weapons could get a little silly.

    Everybodys link is one big on / off switch surely and should be sufficient.

    Must be wrong???
    JOnno
    http://www.roamingrobots.co.ukwww.roamingrobots.co.uk

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    Guest
    Id think it only says that the main power AND the auxilliary power (if there is a second battery for e.g. the reciever) must both be switcheable.
    This is also in the RW rules.

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    Guest
    Jim, I am taking the removeable link as a switch, which it is in electrical terms.
    So normally, the RL will cut the main supply (drive and weapon), the aux switch cuts the aux supply (if you use one and whatever you feed with it).
    In our robot we use a kind of remote switch: If the main power is switched off (by pulling the RL), the small battery (for the receiver and, in our case, the pneumatic valves) is shut down electronically. You of course could as well use a relay for that. This avoids the switch in addition to the RL.

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    Guest
    Hmm...
    After having a look at the rules 6.3. and 6.4. sound a bit confusing to me:

    6.3.
    All [...] Robots must
    incorporate a way of removing all power to weapons and drive systems (systems that could cause
    potential human bodily injury) that can be activated easily without...

    6.4.
    All [...] Robots must be
    fitted with on-off switches that operate both radio receiver and drive/weapon circuits - in practice totally removing all power from the Robot.

    6.3. says that only drive and weapon system power needs to be switched, whereas 6.4. states that everything needs to be powered down. Or does that mean that only drive and weapon need to have that easily-option...?

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