Grant we have to use large bearings on all our robots to allow us to get a link in.

The feather weight alone uses two 500g bearings which are completely oversized but we need that to fit a flag down. These are the same bearings used in the middleweight.

It is a real pain in the **** but I cant see anyone being happy about a servo mechanism working before the link can be pulled. Sorry to be so bleak!

Would u be able to fit a few wires capable of holding the current down ur shaft? That way, u could perhaps have the link on the very top of the robot and attempt to connect it in such a way that it doesnt spin, crazy idea but one of the only that i think you could use to get around the link problem.