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Originally Posted by Bob.Kerns
Actually, in every case I can think of, you'd know by getting a safety shutdown.
Battery, motor winding, controller board, rate gyro, tilt sensor...
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Exactly! It is my understanding that if any redundancy feature kicks in, it is because one component has failed. A Segway PT could not continue to run beyond this point because doing this means there is no longer any redundancy - therefore it brings the rider to a safe stop and turns off. So I still believe I have never had a failure of this sort. That's not to say I don't value the redundancy. I do indeed.
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Originally Posted by KSagal
As to your point about price, you are correct. Many will make the same assumptions as you, and buy the cheaper. And if that happens, I hope they work, or we will all suffer the consequences...
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I stated my assumption clearly - my assumption was that the China copy does not have redundancy. I don't know that for a fact. I never stated or assumed that the cheaper version would outsell the i2 - I only asked the question. I think it
could in my hypothetical situation - if the China copy was proven to be reliable. But as to which I would buy - I always like to buy the best whenever I can. I would buy the i2.
You also wrote a lot of other stuff... and I tend to agree with the rest.