Forum: General Forum
05-26-2016, 12:04 PM
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-25-2016, 04:47 PM
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Re: Integrating Encoder Into Gearbox
I like that encoder mount, looks like it would be really simple to take on and off for maintenance, not to mention light weight. Are there issues with the mount shaking while it runs, or does it all...
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Forum: General Forum
05-25-2016, 03:51 PM
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Forum: General Forum
05-25-2016, 08:57 AM
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Re: Custom Drive Stations
We got an HP Pavilion 17" with an AMD A10-8700P Processor, 8GB RAM and R6 Graphics; we also added a 500GB solid-state to it after we got it (cause 5400rpm drives are worthless). It came with a...
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Forum: General Forum
05-25-2016, 08:35 AM
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-24-2016, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,117
Re: Integrating Encoder Into Gearbox
While it wouldn't help you use the encoders you already have, that shaft design looks like it would be a perfect fit for a CTRE magnetic encoder...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-23-2016, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,399
Re: Off season T-Shirt Launching Tank Robot
Two questions:
What type of storage tank are you using for your accumulator, what pressure does it operate at, and where did you get it from?
What type of hose are you using between the...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-20-2016, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,658
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Forum: General Forum
05-20-2016, 09:29 PM
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-20-2016, 04:21 PM
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Forum: General Forum
05-20-2016, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 37
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Forum: General Forum
05-20-2016, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,815
Re: What Percent of Teams Use CAD?
One of our mentors brought in something like this a while back for the team to use for CAD, one of our kids really likes using it; I personally found it bizarre and hard to CAD with, so to each their...
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Forum: Motors
05-20-2016, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,352
Re: Weird Gearbox Sound
So, a few thoughts based on experience:
The first part of the video seemed like an electrical issue, like a dead battery or a short. The behavior was not indicative of a mechanical failure, at...
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Forum: General Forum
05-19-2016, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 34
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Forum: General Forum
05-19-2016, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,982
Re: Custom Drive Stations
I think that team that had the like 40" screen still holds that title, not sure where the picture of it went though. :confused:
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Forum: General Forum
05-19-2016, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Pit monitor idea
When we setup our local District competition we actually had permanent ethernet lines dropped into our Pits Gym specifically for a rankings computer and a live (though delayed by a few seconds) video...
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Forum: General Forum
05-19-2016, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 31
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Re: Help us fill the gaps in the "Kit Of Parts"
The suggestion was more along the lines of taking a typical PC power supply (which generally output 3.3V, 5V, 12V and -12V DC) and having teams adapt them for FRC testing purposes. Not sure if this...
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Forum: General Forum
05-19-2016, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 28
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Re: Wearables in FRC
At one time, there was a short delay after autonomous, it was probably for scorekeeping, but such a delay could be used as a chance for drivers to connect wearables to the driver station without...
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Forum: General Forum
05-19-2016, 11:13 AM
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Re: Help us fill the gaps in the "Kit Of Parts"
On the note of cooling fans, I will just add that cooling fans can be VERY useful for controlling the temperature of the KoP pneumatic compressors, which can otherwise get VERY hot during extended...
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Forum: General Forum
05-18-2016, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,500
Re: Take our robot survey, win stuff!
Whether or not the question gets answered of if people will participate in a robotics tournament just because a prize is offered, at the very least you'll be able to tell how many people will answer...
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Forum: General Forum
05-18-2016, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,815
Re: What Percent of Teams Use CAD?
I would suspect the vast majority of younger teams (0-3yrs) do not utilize CAD based on my observations.
Our team has used one form or another of CAD since about 2008, prior to that, one of our...
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Forum: General Forum
05-18-2016, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,982
Re: Custom Drive Stations
If there were teams using "dangerous and heavy" poles at events they didn't look very hard for them. We found 3 different size window squeegee poles at our local Home Depot that worked great for our...
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Forum: General Forum
05-18-2016, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,500
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Forum: General Forum
05-15-2016, 11:53 AM
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-14-2016, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,960
Re: Drive Train Controls
A problem easily resolved with automatic encoder correction code (to correct for inconsistency in drive base resistances and joystick output), and driver practice.
We've used "Tank Style" drive...
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