Forum: Technical Discussion
22-01-2016, 12:33
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Replies: 4
Views: 583
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Forum: Technical Discussion
22-01-2016, 12:18
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Replies: 4
Views: 583
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Forum: Technical Discussion
22-01-2016, 11:46
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Replies: 4
Views: 583
Gearbox Ground Clearance Issues
We are looking at the Vexpro 2 CIM ball shifter with 3rd stage to direct drive the center wheels(all wheels are AM 8" pneumatic). I am mostly concerned with going over the rough terrain where the...
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Forum: General Forum
22-01-2016, 09:10
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Replies: 35
Views: 7,471
Re: 2016 Boulder weight issue
We recieved 9 orange balls directly from gophersport. We originally ordered the rainbow colored balls but received an email asking if we were an FRC team and asked us to correct our order. Out of...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
15-01-2016, 13:17
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,817
Re: Method to direct drive HEX Shaft
We are using a hand drill capable of 3000 rpm with an adapter and 1/2" hex socket that is working just fine for initial prototyping of a shooter.
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Forum: Off-Season Events
22-09-2015, 09:28
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,654
Re: kettering kickoff
Thanks for the videos. Yes, that last match was close. It was a great strategy and you almost pulled it off. Fortunately, we had our best match of eliminations and put up a 5(capped) and 6 stack....
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Forum: Electrical
22-03-2015, 20:07
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,873
Re: Wireless Packet Drop during competition
We had the same thing happen in our first semi-final match causing us to drop a container and wrecking our elevator when the arm came crashing down on top of it. It was interesting that they chose to...
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Forum: General Forum
19-03-2015, 09:49
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,382
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Forum: General Forum
09-03-2015, 08:23
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,893
Re: Feeding Noodles Over the Wall
Scott beat me to it.
We did get penalized once in eliminations when it was done in the last 20 seconds. It was late in the match and after a failed attempt he tried to get the noodle into the...
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Forum: General Forum
10-02-2015, 09:17
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Replies: 57
Views: 6,077
Re: What motors are you using for your lift?
We are using 1 mini-CIM connected to a 35:1 versaplanetary with a 15T sprocket driving a #35 chain to our elevator carriage. It seems to have the power and speed we were looking for.
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Forum: General Forum
09-02-2015, 12:43
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,909
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Forum: General Forum
09-02-2015, 09:42
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,909
Re: [Ri3D] The Greenhorns
We are having trouble with our uprights separating and the elevator coming off track. I see that you captured your elevator upright with a set of rollers on each side of the upright. Did you just use...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-01-2015, 15:09
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,059
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Forum: Technical Discussion
20-01-2015, 15:01
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,071
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Forum: Technical Discussion
19-01-2015, 17:26
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,059
Encoders for WCP SS Gearbox
What are teams using for encoders on the WCP SS gearbox? I couldn't find anything on their website and nothing came up with a search here.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-01-2015, 18:45
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,624
Re: Best Drivetrain options
How about the reverse with omnis in the rear and traction wheels in the front? Is there any advantage for one over the other?
We converted an old kitbot over the weekend to this configuration. It...
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Forum: General Forum
10-12-2014, 11:08
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Replies: 251
Views: 42,448
Re: [FRC Blog] Kit Hints?
My first though when I saw the size and weight of item B was one of these. How about that for a game piece? But I think the obvious answer is a battery.
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Forum: Off-Season Events
17-10-2014, 22:33
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,529
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Forum: Off-Season Events
17-10-2014, 07:45
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,529
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Forum: Robot Showcase
16-10-2014, 07:56
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,024
Re: Better Lucky than Good - TORC Autonomous
In that particular case, we ran our 2 ball autonomous but without putting the second ball behind the robot.
Sequence for 2 ball auto:
put arm down
drive forward pulling second ball along
shoot 1st...
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Forum: Championship Event
23-04-2014, 23:57
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Replies: 139
Views: 37,697
Re: Archimedes 2014!
I expected to get a schedule before we left today since we have matches starting at 9:00AM tomorrow. A lot of time has been put into pre-scouting and it would really throw teams for a loop if it...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
21-04-2014, 23:08
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,482
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-04-2014, 16:33
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,296
Re: paper: 2014 Advanced OPR and Statistics
Can someone explain how DPR is determined? I was looking at the MSC preview data and saw we had an OPR of 87.4 and DPR of -9.2 at Waterford. We put very little concentration on defense during...
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Forum: General Forum
07-04-2014, 14:26
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,797
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-04-2014, 17:54
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,626
Re: Major Gearbox Problem Found
Sorry, I don't have a picture. But yes, there was not enough lateral space along the shaft causing the gears to bind against each other. It was very obvious when we tried to turn the output shaft of...
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