Forum: General Forum
27-02-2008, 09:17
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,758
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Forum: Extra Discussion
28-01-2008, 09:41
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,259
Re: pic: Team 401 Drivetrain Teaser
Your design looks great, but i caution against using the Igus pillow blocks for your drive system. We used them in 2006 and they broke every two or three rounds. We often would drive around with 3...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-01-2008, 09:39
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,569
Re: Team 1527 Designs #2
wow very nice, that is sure some quick design and CADing. Your design is so simple, and elegant. again very nice.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
07-01-2008, 09:33
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,483
Re: Forklift
We didn't exactly use a forklift last year but we did use a similar system. Igus's DryLin system is great for linear motion. We went to Igus's site and ordered the beefier version of the stuff in the...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
06-01-2008, 20:32
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,641
Re: How many RoboCoach Commands?
along the same line of thought, can you program your robot to respond to a series of comands such as, 1,2,3 or 2,4,1 to be two distinct operations?
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Forum: Extra Discussion
06-01-2008, 17:40
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,447
Re: pic: Galewind Shrugged
I actually took a picture just like this, it is a great way show non-firsters how big this ball really is.
edit:actually it was posted, oops.
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
05-01-2008, 23:26
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,253
Re: OVERDRIVE Rules/Scoring Questions
actually im pretty sure you can't be touching the ball at all when passing over the finish line. I pulled this general rule of thumb from the rule: the ball must touch the ground or another robot...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
03-01-2008, 20:13
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,804
Re: please, talk to me about robot drive
We used the 6wd system with the center wheel lowered about 1/8" and we had a 0 turning radius. I think this is the most straight forward/most effective method of 6wd that I know of.
Now that I...
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Forum: College & University Education
18-12-2007, 21:27
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,261
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Forum: Extra Discussion
18-12-2007, 21:26
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,339
Re: pic: Vacuum System
Wow could have really used that last year, and who know maybe this year. Think you could put up a white paper of this?
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Forum: Scouting
17-11-2007, 01:28
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,518
Re: Scouting in the Offseason
When we go to a new regional we do a little pre-scouting. We look at the results from previous regionals and previous years to see the who's who of that regional. Other than that it is all during the...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
06-11-2007, 09:44
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,443
Re: Tread Wear
we used the 6" x 2" IFI wheels with rough top treads through 2 regional, champs, and 2 off seasons so far. We use a six wheel drive set up with a lowered center wheel. After two regionals we noticed...
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Forum: General Forum
02-11-2007, 14:29
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,003
Re: FRC Build Season Workshop Resources
Our team gets competes fairly well with a small machine shop/classroom. In this room, we have a 2 drill presses, a chop saw, lathe, two band saws, and a grinder. we also have a bunch of computers...
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Forum: General Forum
23-10-2007, 09:12
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Replies: 86
Views: 9,136
Re: 2008 FIRST game
i think these would be an awesome game piece.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/22847
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Forum: Chit-Chat
19-10-2007, 11:03
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,512
Re: Indians [vs] Red Sox (GP, Please)
I'm a die hard Yankee fan and i have to say the Indians are gonna take the series in game 6.
Game 5 was no fluke, Josh Beckett is a twenty game winner for a reason and C.C. Sabathia is not. I was...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
17-10-2007, 12:47
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Replies: 12
Views: 955
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Forum: Technical Discussion
16-05-2007, 14:10
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,985
Re: Where to buy x????
mcmaster car has roller chain, key stock, and some bearings.
IFI and Andy mark have sprockets.
andy mark also has a universal hub.
also check the suppliers master...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
13-05-2007, 23:10
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,229
Re: Battery Technology / Electric Vehicles
Ive actually read a bit about this in the last couple of popular science/mechanics magazines. The popular choice for batteries is Lithium ion as they becoming smaller and more effcient. Also many of...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
25-04-2007, 09:31
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,746
Re: pic: All Terrain Swerve Updated
wow...
I love your design here and the treaded crab modules look very clean and well desinged. I am very curious to what your purpose is and what is going on top of this fantastic base.
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Forum: General Forum
17-04-2007, 10:08
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,085
Re: Has this ever happened before?
In 2006 our battery hit our 120 amp breaker turning of our robot. It happened because our driver took a sharp turn. We then but a stronger battery holder in so it wouldnt slide and turn our robot off...
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Forum: Championship Event
05-04-2007, 12:07
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Replies: 88
Views: 10,281
Re: Newton Discussion - Championship 2007
Team 1676
Picture: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/c6b/c6bca39806b789a525f872ac6c45ee13_l.jpg
Robot Class: 4' 120 hybrid
Drivetrain: 6 wheel, 4 banebots 4 little cims
Speed:11.5 fps
Ground...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
03-04-2007, 23:30
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,853
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Forum: Regional Competitions
02-04-2007, 13:43
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,960
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Forum: Championship Event
26-03-2007, 21:43
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,101
Re: 2007 Scouting at Champ Event
Team 1676 will be running their public access scouting server at the championship. Any team wishing to view the data is absolutley welcome to. All that is needed is a webbrowser. Right now we will...
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Forum: General Forum
26-03-2007, 08:29
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Replies: 70
Views: 6,994
Re: Most Unique Features
at buckeye i saw two very cool things
1. one of the martians, maybe both, had a full window's computer onboard. they were going to use it to pick up tubes and place it on the rack without using the...
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