They made new axle collars! Another team bought a new kit and we were able to try them. They are flat instead of rounded, and from what I could tell, they won't strip as easily. They use a larger (and completely different) size of Allen wrench. However, I don't think they updated this in the
website.
Concerning Samantha:
The wiring fixes that were released should keep people from disconnecting while great stress is put on the motors. However, we still have the problem of random disconnects. John Toebes said he was looking into using one of those devices the FRCers use to automatically shut off any wifi sources other than Samantha, FTC-Pit, etc. However, he realizes, the problem would be the cost.
This could still possibly work, however. If each region buys one, then that should be enough - the state tournaments within a certain region are not typically on overlapping dates. So, for example, the NJ, DE, East PA, NYC, and Hudson Valley region would all share one. Just an idea.
The most important thing to do now is be supportive. John Toebes is looking out for our best interests - that's why he made Samantha in the first place.
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unlike FRC which has OPR, DPR, percentile, all thanks to 1114 and many other teams spreadsheet, there's no place where FTC teams can gather all the qualifier / competitions data and make some use of it.
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Anybody up for having a national OPR & DPR website? My team should be able to make one pretty easily; we already have the software. If I can convince the rest of the team to do it, I'll post an update.