Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
01-08-2007, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 11,027
Re: 2007 Kit
Imagine that we were allowed to use any lead-acid battery of the "size group" that we are now using and FIRST would simply find the cheapest place to buy two per kit, and include them in the kit. ...
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Forum: Motors
01-08-2007, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,125
Re: 2007 Motor Specs
Thanks for doing the calculation for me. Yes, we design for well below peak power (motor running maybe 75-80 % of no-load rpm) except for an occasional few seconds of "extreme" operation near its...
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
01-08-2007, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 11,027
Re: 2007 Kit
Sorry about my accusations, Dave. I agree that FIRST is very conscientious in its decisions about robot specs and all other aspects of the competition design. I still feel that Exide, MK-12, Yuasa,...
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
01-07-2007, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 11,027
Re: 2007 Kit
I remember the cordless drill batteries, and yes, what we know have to work with is much better. The drill batteries, as I remember, had 10 sub-C nicad cells each and probably had a capacity of not...
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
01-07-2007, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 11,027
Re: 2007 Kit
This whole battery thing has always been to create business for FIRST battery suppliers. These batteries are interchangable when used to start the engines in motorcycles, or whatever their normal...
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Forum: Motors
01-07-2007, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,125
Re: 2007 Motor Specs
There is some info on the banebots site, but not the actual power information I'd like. Of course, if I get a little more ambitious, I can calculate a good approximation of what I'm looking for. ...
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Forum: Motors
01-07-2007, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 27,125
Re: 2007 Motor Specs
Are we going to get power/rpm/ current curves on these RS-540 motors as we have in the past with new motors in the kit, or do we have to estimate it ourselves?
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Forum: Regional Competitions
10-28-2006, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 15,148
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Forum: General Forum
09-23-2006, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,790
Re: Loss of a team member
The death of any young adult is exceptionally sad. The person has gone through so much, yet so much more lies ahead. I only met Griffen a time or two, but he was so, well, vibrant, that I remember...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
07-24-2006, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,382
Re: IRI - Comments, Suggestions,
About the only negative I can think of regarding this year's IRI is that our robot lost a drive chain early in the mentor round, spoiling my fun. Oh well.
IRI has become not only the best...
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Forum: Championship Event
05-09-2006, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 117
Views: 12,967
Re: Archimedes!!!
Last year Archimedes appeared "on paper" to be the strongest division, but things just didn't work out for strong alliances to fall into place. This year, the opposite occurred. The winning...
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Forum: Championship Event
05-01-2006, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 6,523
Re: Championship's Atlanta 2006 - The Negative
To me, by far the biggest "negative" about the running of the '06 Championship was that the Woody Flowers award was given at a ceremony with almost nobody there, and which many people didn't even...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-30-2006, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 12,967
Re: Archimedes!!!
Congrats to 296. 217, and 522. We beat you guys once in the Archi finals, but couldn't put it all together. It was great to see you guys win on Einstein.
Also, it was great to see 522 do well. We...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-18-2006, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 12,967
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Forum: Championship Event
04-18-2006, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 12,967
Re: Archimedes!!!
You want us to make your scouting really easy, don't you? OK, I guess I'll help.
1. The Pink Team, Team 233
2. Shooter
3. 25 or so
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. 7-8 FPS/pretty good/pretty good
7. Not...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-18-2006, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,377
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Forum: Championship Event
04-17-2006, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 12,967
Re: Archimedes!!!
We, Team 233 are one that you missed. We won the Chairman's Award at the UCF regional. Also, interestingly, we have been in Archimedes every year since about 1999. The chances of that happening...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
04-01-2006, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 23,238
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-28-2006, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 145
Views: 13,715
Re: 2006 Boston Regional
It was great working with you guys and Team 1568 in the elimination rounds. While the Boston regional was great, we probably won't be back next year because we "move around" to different regionals...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-27-2006, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 145
Views: 13,715
Re: 2006 Boston Regional
Boston was a great event. Congrats to Team 383 on winning the Chairman's Award. I look forward to seeing you guys in Atlanta.
Also, thanks for great work from the referees. We had a truly star...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-13-2006, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 112
Views: 16,319
Re: 2006 Florida Regional
In case of a tie at the end of autonomous, there is no bonus and the timing/scoring system randomly decides who is on defense first, or so the rules say.
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-12-2006, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 112
Views: 16,319
Re: 2006 Florida Regional
There was no semifinal 1-3. The match where the 233/190/244 was scored three balls in the center goal when, depending on who you asked, the alliance actually scored from five to seven balls was...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
03-12-2006, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 9,233
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
03-12-2006, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 9,233
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-12-2006, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,254
Re: pic: Governor.jpg
I agree that FIRST should not use the competitions as a showcase for political figures. The Florida regional has been used as such a showcase for Jeb Bush for the three years I've been there. I...
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Minus the one time when our Autonomous mode actually reversed, ran into the robot behind us, and lodged them into the rear wall - MysterE [more] 
