Forum: General Forum
02-03-2015, 18:24
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,942
Re: [FRCTop25.com]- Week 1 Voting NOW OPEN!
Does any error on the ballot invalidate the entire ballot?
For instance, if I mistype one of my choices are all the others rejected?
Also should I enter the team numbers in order by my own...
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Forum: District Events
26-02-2015, 23:51
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,524
Re: [NE FIRST] 2015 Waterbury District Event
Is anyone streaming this event?
Have we stretched the hashtag #omgrobots to the saturation point? Doesn't each event deserve its own?
Best of luck to all participating at Waterbury and don't pick...
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Forum: General Forum
26-02-2015, 22:05
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Replies: 99
Views: 31,527
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Forum: General Forum
25-02-2015, 12:17
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Replies: 99
Views: 31,527
Re: [FRCTop25.com]- Premiere Night 2015!
Just finished putting indices on the composite videos on youtube. I hope those are the ones referenced by this link. Couple of glitches in the videos but quite a show guys. Thanks to all involved....
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Forum: Robot Showcase
19-02-2015, 12:16
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Replies: 56
Views: 23,919
Re: The Robonauts 118 - 2015 Video
Definitely not! They need you to get into the auto zone. Just ask. They will probably come over to your pit and program your sled so it will get into the zone with them. Think about what else you...
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Forum: General Forum
17-02-2015, 22:10
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,129
Re: URGENT MOTOR CHECK- PLEASE HELP
For anyone going through the same or similar wringer, please note that a replacement motor you bring to the competition will bet COTS and therefore not part of your holdback allowance. Or so it seems...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
17-02-2015, 21:47
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,209
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Forum: General Forum
25-04-2014, 21:22
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Replies: 179
Views: 30,387
Re: New Championship Layout 2015
The reason FIRST gets to fly so many nations' flags over Einstein is that FLL is more globally diverse than FIRST's other programs. People call the World Festival a "championship" already, even...
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Forum: Championship Event
24-04-2014, 01:25
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,566
Re: 2014 Division Pit Maps
If Einstein is at 6 o'clock, clockwise from there fields are Galileo, Newton, Archimedes (BOY do they have a long way to walk), Curie, FTC pair of fields . I have no map/diagram, just observed it a...
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Forum: FIRST Lego League
23-04-2014, 07:24
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Replies: 3
Views: 766
Re: Starting a team
Make sure that everyone involved is tuned into the youth protection aspect of FIRST that gets underway on the first of May. It applies to all FIRST programs but there are significant aspects to your...
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Forum: Games/Trivia
23-04-2014, 02:01
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Replies: 15
Views: 883
Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #511
Arrows I can take, but the last time I stopped to read a sign on the floor, I got hit by a crowd of kids pushing a tall, heavy metal machine on wheels. They called it a robot, but I still can feel...
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Forum: Electrical
18-04-2014, 09:41
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,345
Re: Best way to charge batteries
One way to help with the cycling of your batteries is to name them. If you haven't seen "Judy" for a while or "Grace" or "Hermione" then your battery usage cycle is faulty. Part of reducing...
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Forum: Championship Event
17-04-2014, 01:02
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,387
Re: Pit map/assignment
How about pit map for this year? Of course the teams are different, but are they likely to mimic last year's layout? I mean, we're not expecting a big name somebody or other to have a concert, are we?
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-04-2014, 22:11
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,561
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-04-2014, 19:45
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,296
Re: pic: Curie Curse
Since 842 chassis are usually fiberglass, maybe bending is not as fearsome as some other kind of distortion. :D
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Forum: Championship Event
16-04-2014, 16:11
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,701
Re: Tips for First Time Championship Attendees
Just think of your outreach distance by inviting a team from Chile or Indonesia to a pit visit. FLL is the main reason FIRST gets to fly so many flags over the Einstein field. Remember also that...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
15-04-2014, 21:13
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,204
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Forum: Regional Competitions
14-04-2014, 12:08
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Replies: 150
Views: 31,747
Re: [NE FIRST] 2014 New England Championship!
My guess is Marc Broussard – Home -
Here's the lyrics (http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858542967/)
confirmed at Pandora sample (http://www.pandora.com/marc-broussard/carencro/home)
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Forum: Regional Competitions
13-04-2014, 11:36
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Replies: 150
Views: 31,747
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-04-2014, 15:01
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Replies: 71
Views: 9,820
Re: Main breaker tripping, dead CIM
Thanks. Eagle-eye Ether does it again. That is great to be able to do. I think we were called out for an extra connecter on the battery-side of the main breaker once and I just carried the incident...
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Forum: Electrical
11-04-2014, 00:09
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,000
Re: Battery power connector issue
I think it is a useful skill to be able to extract the connector from the housing. You can inspect the contact surface and test the spring. If you're dissecting the battery connections, remember to...
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2014, 23:49
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,779
Re: District Championship Live(ish) Standings
Interesting idea. It took a second to realize you were tripling the points earned so far. This was because I checked 716's 8pts and thought you had given them the extra 16 for first alliance...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
08-04-2014, 23:21
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Replies: 150
Views: 31,747
Re: [NE FIRST] 2014 New England Championship!
This season's theme song for the disco techs should be the BeeGees Stayin' Alive! I hope your robot upgrade did not involve opening the bag since this is a 3-day event and the open bag rules don't...
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Forum: Fundraising
08-04-2014, 02:02
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,686
Re: E-Watt Light Bulbs
correct - you have to buy bulbs in multiples of 40 however and no refunds partial or whole case are allowed. It's a pretty easy s e l l though. I forget the exact payback period for our state's...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-04-2014, 00:38
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Replies: 71
Views: 9,820
Re: Main breaker tripping, dead CIM
Good for testing. Not legal to have any custom circuits not going through the main breaker in competition. The millivolts across the breaker is very close to the current passing through it in...
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