UbiquityRobotics / ubiquity_motor

Package that provides a ROS interface for the motors in UbiquityRobotics robots
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Battery disconnect Red text sticker to prevent board dammage #156

Open mjstn opened 2 years ago

mjstn commented 2 years ago

We need to have a white label with bold RED text if possible that tells people to disconnect red power cable from battery before any working on the product. Some points for this sticker are as follows.

Avoid it being hard to see when the top flat plate is on the product as sonar can be removed with that still intact.

Possible locations

MoffKalast commented 2 years ago

Perhaps the real issue here isn't the lack of labels but the false sense of security that the main power switch provides, calling itself the "main power" switch while not actually turning off the entire system. Perhaps the next gen boards could benefit from a physical breaker switch that fully disconnects power instead.

JanezCim commented 2 years ago

another battery switch would probably also be nice, the connectors on the battery cables are not ment to be constantly re-connected. But for me personally, there is nothing quite like the overwhelming comfort and the liberating security of seeing the battery completely disconnected before servicing :D