Forum: General Forum
18-11-2015, 17:15
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Replies: 158
Views: 17,026
Mythical Six Week Build Season
Is it time to eliminate the “six week” build season? Think about the tremendous savings of time and money if there was no six-week deadline. A number of folks will say that six weeks is long enough...
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Forum: General Forum
18-04-2012, 16:56
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Replies: 121
Views: 26,935
Re: Divisions 2012
I see the Championship is at 398 teams. Unless I am missing something, FIRST could raise it to 408 (102 per division) and not cause any additional qualifying matches. This would allow 10 additional...
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Forum: General Forum
08-12-2011, 16:32
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,798
Re: Viewing FRC Kickoff
Years ago a C-band 10 foot dish was required to recieve the NASA channel, so our choice of venue was limited. Now it is quite easy. Many cable services carry it and Direct TV and Dish Network both...
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Forum: General Forum
08-12-2011, 16:06
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,798
Re: Viewing FRC Kickoff
Have I missed something? Every year the kickoff has been telecast live on the NASA channel. A live TV broadcast would be superior to a webcast.
Mr. Bill
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Forum: Technical Discussion
25-05-2011, 10:37
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,783
Re: Ducted Fans
Ducted fans are interesting. Our robot had two ducted fans that turned with the crab modules, so they assisted regardless of which direction the wheels were pointing. They were approximately six...
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Forum: General Forum
12-04-2011, 17:28
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Replies: 3
Views: 799
Scenes Of The Midwest Regional
Here is link to the video/photo presentation that our film crew did at the Midwest Regional. It was taken and edited in one day and presented to the audience on Saturday.
Team 71 is very fortunate...
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Forum: Motors
21-03-2011, 10:30
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,459
Re: Fixing Burnt Motors
I heard that at the Boilermaker Regional they were openly removing the choke in the mini bot motor. There was even a guy who was doing it for anyone who brought a motor to him. He said that it did...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-07-2010, 11:17
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,180
Re: pic: Who remembers this?
For the most part WDW is a fantastic place for the FRC. Where else can you host 15,000 high school students with very little concern for their safety? There is a huge selection of lodging and the...
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Forum: General Forum
10-06-2010, 10:53
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Replies: 109
Views: 16,155
Re: Crazy Drive Train Ideas
Speaking about wild drives, does anyone remember and have any information on a wild drive I saw on a web cast a few years ago? It had three flats driven between two disks. I think the robot was...
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Forum: General Forum
24-12-2009, 20:50
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,309
71's It's A Wonderful Life
Our video group dug this out for the Holidays.
This was our 2002 Chairman's entry which was patterend after "It's A Womderful Life". Perhaps it will be of interest to some...
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Forum: General Forum
17-12-2009, 21:03
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,510
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Forum: Kit & Additional Hardware
24-02-2009, 16:17
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Re: CIM Hub
You really don't need a machine shop to broach the 2mm keyway. A broach and 8mm collar is not very expensive. We gently rap the broach with a hammer to drive it through the bore. Using a hammer seems...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
18-02-2009, 10:33
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,260
Re: pic: WildStang 2009 Teaser #2
You mean you won't be drilling this year? You mean you will be leaving the bot alone and be relaxing in the stands?
The world is gonna crack.
Mr. Bill
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Forum: General Forum
13-02-2009, 14:14
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,932
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Forum: Motors
29-01-2009, 11:08
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Replies: 127
Views: 19,951
Re: how many people have had failing jaguars
We lost another Jaguar. Again will only go in one direction, but we kept the coast feature this time. We are only running four of them on our test/practice chassis and although they are driving Cims,...
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Forum: Motors
23-01-2009, 11:43
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Replies: 127
Views: 19,951
Re: how many people have had failing jaguars
We lost one after running about four hours. It would only run in one direction and lost the coast function.
No short circuits. No metal chips. No wiring errors. No bad motors. No explanation.
We...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
12-02-2008, 10:55
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Replies: 330
Views: 35,186
Re: Midwest Regional Food
You can preorder lunches which will be brought into the UIC pavillion.
Pre-Order Lunches for the Midwest Regional
Teams may now pre-order lunch for the Midwest Regional. Instructions are at the...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
28-12-2007, 10:09
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Replies: 14
Views: 962
Re: Christmas Story
FYI
Jean Sheperd co-wrote and narrated the movie. Although it was shot in Ohio, it is based on his childhood life in Hammond, Indiana. Hohman High was really Hammond High, which is one of Team 71's...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
25-12-2007, 11:18
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Replies: 1
Views: 530
Classical Music
Recently, there was a post about robots with music. Randy and Dee have been using music in our annual videos. Here is an example from our 2003 video which used the violin solo from the opera...
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Forum: General Forum
17-02-2007, 10:41
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Replies: 0
Views: 559
Secrets
The three episodes of "The Secrets Of A Well Funded Team" have been consolidated into one video and is posted on YouTube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MPG4W8Gc_Rw
Coming soon, episode #4 "A New...
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Forum: Thanks and/or Congrats
26-07-2006, 19:51
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,044
Re: 2006 IRI - Thanks & Congratulations
WOW! What a tournament! The win at IRI was as exciting and as difficult as any competition we have ever been in. The planets were all lined up for us on Saturday.
Thanks to all the folks that made...
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Forum: General Forum
13-05-2006, 10:53
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,226
Re: Favorite FIRST Game
2001 for sure
No penalties. No rough play. No tipping. No pinning. No high hitting. No disqualifications. No box with wheels canceling out a well designed robot. Rookie teams could participate at...
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Forum: General Forum
15-04-2006, 11:14
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,204
Divisions
I am surprised there hasn't been more posting. The divisions are posted at the FIRST site.
Some really tough divisions.
Mr. Bill
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Forum: General Forum
04-04-2006, 12:51
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,984
Re: Rapping With Team Hammond
The completed rap "Aim High" was presented at the Chicago Regional.
Here is link to the video that was taken. You will need the latest version of...
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Forum: General Forum
31-03-2006, 10:48
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,984
Re: Rapping With Team Hammond
The completed version of "Aim" High was presented at the Chicago Regional. We will try to get at least part of it posted this weekend.
Mr. Bill
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