Forum: Electrical
04-16-2016, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,615
Re: ethernet cable type
This is probably the best option, it is not a critical application. If you find that the tether no longer works, you can just change it out for another.
Our Sponsor School, replaced their entire...
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Forum: General Forum
04-15-2016, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,462
Re: Bringing Wood Across the Border
That's a good suggestion, but it will most likely be easier for them to build the robot add-on at their shop/home, rather than have the inconvenience of having to do it at the event with limited time...
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Forum: General Forum
04-15-2016, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 182
Views: 27,416
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Forum: General Forum
04-15-2016, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,462
Re: Bringing Wood Across the Border
So you are planning to build an add-on to put on your robot at the competition? Your robot is currently in transit?
If it is for a robot part, I would suggest building it out of metal or plastic if...
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Forum: General Forum
04-15-2016, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,462
Re: Bringing Wood Across the Border
If you choose not to declare it even though it is allowed with declaration, it is a very good way to have your crate delayed( it might not get to Champs in time) and to lose your wooden items,...
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Forum: General Forum
04-15-2016, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,462
Re: Bringing Wood Across the Border
Processed woods such as chipboard, mdf and plywood are ok
"Finished, manufactured, or naturally weathered products including carvings, driftwood, furniture, picture frames, and musical instruments,...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
04-14-2016, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,637
Re: Driver Station/Operator Console Power
No, you couldn't put a small generator on your driver station. But you could have a small inverter ( I think you mean this).
I'll need to verify with the manual, but I think that it is fine to bring...
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Forum: General Forum
04-14-2016, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,201
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Forum: Championship Event
04-13-2016, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 989
Re: Tool crate shipping and logistics
Any reason you can't just put your tools and other smaller parts into suitcases? You just need to make sure that your cordless tool batteries go into your hand luggage.
I really think that if your...
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Forum: General Forum
04-13-2016, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 9,312
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Forum: General Forum
04-13-2016, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,201
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Forum: General Forum
04-13-2016, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 698
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Forum: General Forum
04-12-2016, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,586
Re: TIG Welder at Worlds
ARC/MIG/TIG welders run just fine off the standard household powerpoint (240v@10amp) in Australia. Maybe there wouldn't be able to get enough current to do larger jobs, but I've never had any...
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Forum: General Forum
04-12-2016, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,586
Re: TIG Welder at Worlds
It's isn't too uncommon to find power sockets in outside areas, in Sydney anyway. Long extension cable? :)
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Forum: General Forum
04-12-2016, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,964
Re: Most banged up boulder
We haven't particularly damaged any boulders during build or practise. One of our boulders has a few thin slices, but nothing particularly noticeable. Our practise field is in an old drama room with...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-12-2016, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,705
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Forum: General Forum
04-12-2016, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,586
Re: TIG Welder at Worlds
The trouble is that at Champs there aren't exactly a lot of outside areas which would be suitable for welding in. Because of the amount of people inside and outside the venue, I don't think it would...
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Forum: General Forum
04-12-2016, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,586
Re: TIG Welder at Worlds
The machine shop run by NASA at champs is really good, they have TIG welding equipment among a lot of other things. They won't let you do the welding yourself, but you can just show the guys what you...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-12-2016, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,515
Re: Aiming lamps
Yes, it could potentially be a problem. The Inverse Square Law says that the light intensity will greatly decrease with distance, and the audience is usually a reasonable distance from the field....
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2016, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,647
Re: Did you make a second robot? [POLL]
In 2015 we built two robots in sequence, but they were completed within a close timeframe of each other. We did not really decide which robot we would bag until the last week or two of build season....
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Forum: Pneumatics
04-11-2016, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,671
Re: Is a Pneumatic hook launcher legal?
That is in regards to flexible plastic pneumatic tubing with a maximum inside diameter of 0.160 in. It is not legal
It cannot be "multipurpose" anything used in pneumatics needs to be intended...
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2016, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,689
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Forum: Pneumatics
04-11-2016, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,671
Re: Is a Pneumatic hook launcher legal?
Sadly it is illegal. To me it seems like it is operating as a single direction pneumatic piston. No custom pistons or modifications to any COTS pneumatic components such as pistons are allowed.
Also...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-11-2016, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,515
Re: Aiming lamps
The same can be said for Vision tracking led rings, we custom made an led ring with 24 high brightness green 5mm LEDs. It ended up being quite bright( I am talking spots in the eyes for at least 30...
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2016, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 485
Re: Trading Shirts in the Championships
It might be better to post your message in here:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=146351
or
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=146093
You can also...
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