Forum: Finding A Team
12-16-2016, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,206
Re: Looking for Team #44!! Does it still exist?
When working on starting 3928 I did manage to hunt down one guy at Iowa State who was a mentor for Team #44, and also one of the professors research labs had some old FRC parts laying around, but no...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
11-29-2016, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,741
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Forum: Extra Discussion
11-28-2016, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,741
Re: pic: 3 wheel omni drive concept
I think you'll find the directional performance of that strafe wheel will be quite aggressive in one direction, and lackluster in the other.
Having the pivot off to one side results in the wheel...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
11-11-2016, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,879
Re: pic: GBX-150, CIM-mounted swerve
A colson would work better as the bond to the polyolefin core is very strong, but it would still wear out faster than you'd think.
Replacing the ends of motors has been on my "i'd like to do...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
11-11-2016, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,879
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Forum: Extra Discussion
11-11-2016, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,879
Re: pic: GBX-150, CIM-mounted swerve
I like the concept, as someone who has utilized the large steel sleeve of the CIM structurally before.
I will warn against taking any loads with the face of the CIM, this is a rather thin wall cast...
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Forum: General Forum
11-01-2016, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,622
Re: Scariest Robot
3310 in 2015, most robots just have a few dangerous places to stand (in front of catapults for example), but the Arm on that thing had a huge death radius to where I just didn't stand near it :o...
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Forum: General Forum
10-25-2016, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,517
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Forum: General Forum
08-30-2016, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,845
Re: Using a 775pro in Dusty Conditions
If I were you I would venture into brushless land, an Inrunner is already sealed, or an outrunner doesn't really care that much, but could be sealed without too much work.
-Aren
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-24-2016, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,244
Re: pic: Experimental VP drive gearbox
We (1296) did end up trying a swap to 9:1 from the 7:1 is was running at, but decided to stay faster.
We did TIG weld the pins into the carrier, and ream out the planet gears for needle...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
06-22-2016, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,638
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Forum: Technical Discussion
06-10-2016, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 178
Views: 18,599
Re: What COTS parts would you like to see?
It does depend on the shaft, the 1/2" hex shaft does not have this as it is machined from solid, same for the 1/2" round. But the 3/8" and 8mm shafts are two piece units.
-Aren
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-12-2016, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,221
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-10-2016, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,221
Re: Compressed air for rapidly cooling motors?
Between.
Nothing hooked up to the robots pneumatics system.
It's mainly about air flow, and the robot system isn't the greatest for that anyway.
The testing I did on some of this helped lead to...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-10-2016, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,221
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-10-2016, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,221
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Forum: General Forum
04-05-2016, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,885
Re: In Need of Gears and 775pros
Since we are out of the 20T aluminum gears for this season, these gears are compatible but will require you to get them hex broached.
Martin Gears on Amazon...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
02-26-2016, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 109
Views: 8,885
Re: Pneumatic Regulators from Automation Direct
As Paul stated, we are currently competing with the tiny regulator from automation direct, we used it because it is very small, light, and cheap.
My brother Kellen used these last year as well with...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
02-23-2016, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 290
Views: 63,083
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Forum: Regional Competitions
02-23-2016, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 290
Views: 63,083
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Forum: General Forum
02-20-2016, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,178
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Forum: Technical Discussion
02-11-2016, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 738
Re: Defective Victor SP's
Henry, thanks for also emailing us, you will get a quicker response than just posting on ChiefDelphi. (We keep an eye on here for people who need assistance, but it's obviously harder to track)
Ken,...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
02-09-2016, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 763
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Forum: Technical Discussion
02-09-2016, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,410
Re: Versa planetary lock up
Dradel,
Have you inspected the gear teeth? Do all of the planets spin freely on the carrier plate pins? Are all of the carrier pins still fully pressed into the carrier plate?
As always, feel free...
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Forum: Control System
01-26-2016, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 492
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