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Mark McLeod

11-01-2004 15:34

Re: Who measured the field?

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Originally Posted by sanddrag

Does anyone know if the "FIELD END PANEL, BALL CORRAL" sits flush on the floor, or is it above the floor sitting on some other driver station structure? Basically, does the floor extend all the way into the ball corrall or is there a lip of some height that the balls must roll over?

There is a small lip formed by a piece of angle iron.

sanddrag

11-01-2004 20:57

Re: Who measured the field?

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Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

There is a small lip formed by a piece of angle iron.

How do you support what you are saying? I need some evidence.

Wetzel

11-01-2004 23:57

Re: Who measured the field?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

There is a small lip formed by a piece of angle iron.

That there is a lip was confirmed by our engineer that was at Manchester.
Unknown metal material.

Wetzel

rowe	12-01-2004 00:59

Re: Who measured the field?

Quote:

does the floor extend all the way into the ball corrall or is there a lip of some height that the balls must roll over?

my impression is that the playing field is slightly higher than the ball corrall, so that the balls roll to you and stay in the corrall. It would also be "unsafe" to be reaching for balls rolling back onto the field

dlavery

12-01-2004 04:09

Re: Who measured the field?

The floor of the play field and the floor in the ball corral are in the same plane. There is an approximately 1" x 1" length of angle aluminum running across the bottom of the ball corral opening that forms a "lip" to help prevent balls that enter the corral from popping right back out. Exact specs on the "lip" will be in the official field drawings of the competition field (ie. not the inexpensive field) to be released by FIRST shortly.

-dave

Mark McLeod

12-01-2004 08:57

Re: Who measured the field?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanddrag

How do you support what you are saying? I need some evidence.

I kicked it in Manchester, therefor it is.

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