04-16-2012 04:59 PM

Michael Corsetto

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

Good times!

973 and 3501 made it super easy to triple balance. It often felt easier and faster than a double balance! Thanks for letting us use our peg leg in so many of those elimination matches. It was great practice for STL!

And a big thanks to 2337 for inspiring this design, who I hear was in turn inspired by 33? In any case, thanks CD for being a one-stop, inspiration shop!

-Mike

04-16-2012 08:09 PM

Zach O

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto And a big thanks to 2337 for inspiring this design, who I hear was in turn inspired by 33?

04-16-2012 08:13 PM

maxwellt

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

Ummmm what happened to the Red Allience? but on the other hand Great job for the blue allience

04-16-2012 08:15 PM

Andrew Lawrence

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

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Originally Posted by maxwellt Ummmm what happened to the Red Allience? but on the other hand Great job for the blue allience

04-16-2012 08:56 PM

Mark Sheridan

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

For the record, we got the triple balance to work on the practice field. It was a tight fit. After this match, EJ called off the triple balance and had us play defense while 1323 and 254 balanced.

Got to say I was blown away by the quality of robots at central valley.

There has not been very many triple balances is California, I bet we could list them all here.

04-16-2012 09:20 PM

MICHAELABICK

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

I believe the blue alliance also attached water bottles to 3501, correct me if I am wrong though. It seemed like it really helped, as they accomplished the triple in a very short amount of time, maybe equal to some of the doubles.

04-16-2012 09:30 PM

Andrew Lawrence

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

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Originally Posted by MICHAELABICK I believe the blue alliance also attached water bottles to 3501, correct me if I am wrong though. It seemed like it really helped, as they accomplished the triple in a very short amount of time, maybe equal to some of the doubles.

04-16-2012 09:35 PM

MICHAELABICK

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

I helps because you can finely adjust the weight of each robot, so that basically, the moment all the robots are on the bridge, the bridge tips to being balanced. Also, I believe they would have done it anyways, because 3501 was underweight. It looks like the green things zip tied onto the robot are the water bottles. You can zoom in to see.

04-16-2012 09:37 PM

Tom Bottiglieri

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

They are probably water bottles filled with some heavy metal. That's a unique way to use a sponsor give-a-way.

04-16-2012 09:50 PM

Joe Ross

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri They are probably water bottles filled with some heavy metal. That's a unique way to use a sponsor give-a-way.

04-16-2012 09:53 PM

Andrew Lawrence

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

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Originally Posted by Joe Ross That's correct, they were filled with bolts and nuts and such.

04-16-2012 10:56 PM

Michael Corsetto

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Ross That's correct, they were filled with bolts and nuts and such.

04-17-2012 12:57 AM

h1n1is4pigs

Re: pic: FRC973, 1662 and 3501 Triple Balance

i remember walking back off the field at one point seeing those bottles going on and was rather impressed with the ingenuity of it all