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J. Stofflett
30-01-2010, 15:44
A couple of clips of our kicker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvgrDe025Dg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2xwWf4jrQ
Brandon_L
30-01-2010, 16:11
how does it reset?

Looks pretty simple. Nice!
GaryVoshol
30-01-2010, 16:11
Ball: Now you see it, now you don't. How far does it go?

And just to check because the video might be misleading, how far inside the frame does the ball go?
spacegy4
30-01-2010, 16:21
Cool! but how long does it take to rearm?
karpuk1100
30-01-2010, 22:44
In the second video its shows to yellow disks that look like suction cups. What are those?
coldfusion1279
31-01-2010, 01:40
I would go ahead and say they probably are suction cups... Looks like a nice design. Very clean. Nicely done.
Wayne Doenges
31-01-2010, 07:54
how does it reset?
Looks like the air cylinder rearms it. That's the arm in between the springs.

And just to check because the video might be misleading, how far inside the frame does the ball go?
If you look at the first video, at the two vertical aluminum tubes, you can see that it doesn't appear to be more than 3 inches.

Looks Kewl.
cmh0114
31-01-2010, 18:34
Looks like a pretty clean design. Is it able to kick the ball over the bumps in the field?
waialua359
31-01-2010, 18:38
Our design looks very similar. Very simple with the eyehook/string to pull the latch. I dont know why we just didnt do something similar, instead of reweld and remount the whole assembly to clear the bump.:mad:

I'm sure this machine will kick balls over the bump, and most likely 2 of them.


**only thing I would be worried about is carrying if somehow the bot momentarily caught air in possession of it.
Ether
31-01-2010, 22:43
A couple of clips of our kicker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvgrDe025Dg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2xwWf4jrQ


I assume you are:

1) pressurizing the "extend" chamber of the cylinder to push the kicker into the armed and latched position, and then

2) releasing the air pressure from the "extend" cylinder chamber with a valve, and then

3) releasing the latch to kick.

May I ask what sort of control valve you are using to release the pressure from the "extend" chamber of the cylinder? It is not shown in the video. Is it the KoP 1/8" NPT .32Cv solenoid valve with .160 tubing, or do you have something non-standard in there?


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