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Re: Team 254 Presents: Overkill

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Originally Posted by NickE View Post
If the double solenoids are fired the instant before the buzzer, the pressure will lift the robot.
It is actually a single solenoid, default retracted (hanging). When the robot is disabled, the solenoid power is cut and the piston retracts, raising the robot if the hooks are over the bar.
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