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Re: [FTC]: Full Field vs Low-cost Field

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Originally Posted by Andy Baker View Post
This design improvement was simply the removal of the vertical aluminum spacers at the joints and the addition of silicone adhesive to hold the polycarbonate into the rail slot. Now, all of the side panels are one piece (two rails and one polycarbonate sheet) with no vertical spacers. There are less pieces, more rigidity, and less items for the robot to snag during game play.

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Andy Baker
Are any other dimensions different or is there any reason this modification could/should not be applied to a v2 revision of the field? Assuming no, could you specify the brand of adhesive? We have a v2 and teams were understandably unhappy to see all the snag points.
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