Forum: General Forum
05-12-2016, 17:44
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,815
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Forum: General Forum
29-11-2016, 14:58
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,559
Re: Parts Mangment
BOXES, BOXES, BOXES. We organize using the same containers from harbor freight as mentioned above, and some smaller ones for small screws and such. Totes from 2015 (and KOP) make great ways to store...
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Forum: General Forum
11-11-2016, 08:06
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,150
Re: Custom Gearbox is very loud
Part of the reason it is louder is because of the exposed gears, but I'm guessing it's not the whole reason. Have you put any kind of lubrication or grease on the gears? That usually helps. Also make...
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Forum: General Forum
30-09-2016, 08:15
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Replies: 7
Views: 932
Re: Basic Robot Kit
If you can't find anyone that will sell you one, it's probably cheaper to buy stuff individually, so you are not paying for things you already have, or don't need. The chassis with gearboxes is only...
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Forum: Pneumatics
29-09-2016, 13:21
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,176
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Forum: General Forum
28-09-2016, 09:18
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,599
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-09-2016, 13:44
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,216
Re: Uses of Lexan
Lexan has many uses, we used it this year for our electronics boards, the fact that it's clear really helped when having to see inside the robot. We also used it as our sponsor board, easy removal...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
02-05-2016, 17:16
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,363
Re: Missouri Robotics State Championship- 2016
I've heard that the portcullis will not be available for off-season use due to safety concerns. Another thread has already been created for this, I could not find an official statement of this by...
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Forum: Championship Event
25-04-2016, 23:00
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,386
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Forum: Championship Event
25-04-2016, 16:02
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,386
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Forum: Robot Showcase
25-04-2016, 15:21
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,588
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Forum: General Forum
30-03-2016, 08:20
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,234
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Forum: General Forum
28-03-2016, 18:41
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,234
Re: 2016 Human Player Buttons
I was our human player last year, and really wanted one, but I never saw you guys. This year we are both competing at Hub City. Do you have any left over Recycle Rush human player buttons, If so, can...
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Forum: Pneumatics
28-03-2016, 12:06
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,167
Re: Flow Valves
One solenoid will take the same amount of time as two because they are limited by the supply line to the solenoids, the air for both cylinders has to come from the same place (pressure regulator) it...
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-03-2016, 14:42
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,324
Re: How much air would this use?
I was not the person in charge of researching air tanks, I just know what I was told. That is the past now, its a new year, and we only need 3 tanks!
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-03-2016, 12:21
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,324
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-03-2016, 12:15
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,324
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-03-2016, 12:11
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,324
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-03-2016, 12:05
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,324
Re: How much air would this use?
I know, It was a recommended starting place. Do the math and the testing then decide how many you need, keep in mind that you don't want to run until you have empty tanks, you want to run until your...
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Forum: Pneumatics
24-03-2016, 11:53
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,324
Re: How much air would this use?
The best way to figure that out is to test it. It's not too difficult to make a basic pneumatic set up with it, all you need to do is plumb in a solenoid to the cylinder, and then try different...
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Forum: General Forum
14-03-2016, 09:16
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Replies: 92
Views: 11,516
Re: Banging the driver station
At Kansas City, the refs said that if your drive station did fall in auto, you could pick it up, without the penalty for crossing the line.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
12-03-2016, 00:04
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Replies: 47
Views: 8,916
Re: pic: New low bar flaps
Robots have no problem with the new low bar, but I have gotten boulders stuck under the flaps, so they doesn't roll back into the neutral zone like it was designed for. I'm sure human players that...
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Forum: General Forum
09-03-2016, 22:48
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,056
Re: Human Player
Question 528, holding the bar up so that a boulder can pass through will result in a tech foul. G40-1 has been updated to include this in team update 2.
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Forum: General Forum
02-03-2016, 18:08
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,940
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Forum: General Forum
10-01-2016, 10:22
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,082
Re: Hurling Boulders
I measured it in CAD and from the floor in the far corner of the courtyard(By the low bar defense) to the top of the high goal is 21 feet(through the air, not distance to the base of the tower), I...
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