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Unread 07-03-2012, 14:19
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Re: Team update 3/6/2012

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Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure View Post
...when the bridge is pushed down, the underside of the bridge contacts the ball deflector and pushes it down as well.
I'm not sure the bridge is going to push the ramp (or ball deflector) down in such a way as to make it steeper. Even if it does, if there's a ball in there that hasn't come out yet, the ball will get stuck between the bridge and the ramp, no matter how steep the ramp is or how it might change.

My point is just that all the improvement of the new assembly comes from it being steeper while the bridge is up, hopefully getting balls out before the bridge comes down.
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