Forum: General Forum
31-12-2016, 16:47
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Forum: Extra Discussion
02-12-2016, 23:52
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Re: pic: ???
It's an octagonal frame and belly pan, standing on its side. Given the lack of wheel cutouts along the edge closest to the table, and various holes placed elsewhere, it is uses four omni wheel, one...
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Forum: Programming
28-11-2016, 15:14
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Re: Getting Started with Sensors
Encoders, multi-turn potentiometers, and photo-reflective sensors can all be useful in FRC. If you have any Talon SRX motor controllers, I would recommend experimenting with using encoders for speed...
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Forum: General Forum
01-11-2016, 01:08
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Replies: 52
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Re: Scariest Robot
About a decade ago, Team 118 made a couple of robots posed a rather visible above-average risk to nearby fingers, etc.. I don't believe either one ever actually caused any serious injury in this...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
28-09-2016, 13:31
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Replies: 7
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Re: pic: Piston-in-Tube Concept
Any weight that can be shaved off is more weight for future improvements. Furthermore, if you wanted to place the mount near the nose of the cylinder anyway, the method I proposed would not present...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
27-09-2016, 13:04
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Re: pic: Piston-in-Tube Concept
Isn't a pneumatic cylinder on its own already a piston-in-tube device?
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You could shave some weight off if you used a bracket to secure a tube to the nose of the cylinder so that only the piston...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
27-09-2016, 11:40
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Extra Discussion
09-09-2016, 21:15
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Forum: General Forum
30-08-2016, 14:48
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Replies: 122
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Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
Golf pants are awesome! They are breathable, lightweight, and they look good. Unfortunately, the pockets are one of the few flaws that I have experienced with golf pants. The pockets of men's golf...
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Forum: General Forum
30-08-2016, 14:22
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Replies: 22
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Re: Using a 775pro in Dusty Conditions
That word is the longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary.
It isn't that hard to pronounce. You just have to break it up into parts:
pneumono + ultra + microscopic + silico + volcano +...
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Forum: General Forum
30-07-2016, 21:26
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Replies: 27
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Re: 2017 Game Leak via DL Summit
Done (http://rcdn-4.fishpond.co.nz/0028/814/129/25315987/6.jpeg)
The result is smaller than the original because I had to oversample, which naturally discards a certain amount of information. The...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
15-07-2016, 22:10
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Extra Discussion
13-07-2016, 23:21
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Views: 1,945
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Forum: General Forum
02-07-2016, 01:33
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,306
Re: Future FRC Technologies?
This would actually be a good one to try to tackle, but perhaps not to the extent that you are hoping for. Currently, the programming for FRC is largely done by implementing the predefined abstract...
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Forum: General Forum
29-06-2016, 23:00
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,806
Re: Predictions: The Return of One Championship?
Since a 4-level system has issues, perhaps the DCMP level could be dropped and the top n(%) of teams from each district (and maybe the winners of any remaining regionals) could immediately advance to...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
27-06-2016, 17:01
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,130
Re: Small Pneumatic Wheels
That does not appear to be a pneumatic wheel.
That is technically an inflatable mandrel for a sanding drum. I don't know too much about these. It could be an interesting experiment, but I think...
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Forum: General Forum
12-06-2016, 16:42
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Replies: 3
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Re: T-shirt Cannon - 1/2" NPT
Full disclosure: I haven't personally worked with air cannons, but I have a basic understanding of the physics behind them.
For the restricted tank opening, you could precharge a smaller, separate...
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Forum: General Forum
06-06-2016, 20:37
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,715
Re: LEGO Stronghold
Lego products generally cost 0.10 USD per piece* (i.e. a $30.00 lego product would contain between ~250 and 350 pieces). If a part count were provided, one could use that to get a rough idea of what...
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Forum: General Forum
02-06-2016, 20:54
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,593
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Forum: Technical Discussion
19-05-2016, 15:46
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,850
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Forum: Technical Discussion
18-05-2016, 19:51
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,850
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Forum: Rumor Mill
16-05-2016, 18:09
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Re: A(nother) Sad Day For FIRST
Also add:
Shouting "ROBOT" between the pit and the field
Inconsistent rulings
Ridiculous safety surveys (no, randomsafteycaptain, we do not travel with a defibrillator) and other empty acts used to...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
12-05-2016, 21:24
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Replies: 178
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Forum: Technical Discussion
12-05-2016, 01:49
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,983
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Forum: Motors
23-08-2015, 22:17
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,270
Re: P27 Gearmotor
In directionally biased motors, the angles at which the coils are switched on and off are optimized for one direction. this leads to degraded performance in the opposite direction. In unbiased...
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