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Originally Posted by Kims Robot
Or creating threads? A passionate kid, with 25 posts from another country creates this thread and almost immediately gets attacked. I don't get it. I'd love to see the community get back to a fun open minded brainstorming - not everything someone does needs to devolve into an argument - in my mind thats why these students are intimidated.
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Agreed! (Hi RoeeVulcan!) So let me give this a shot:
- Set Screws Stink
...But sometimes it's really hard to KISS around them. We still have one on our swerve modules because the CIM's shaft is so short.
- Lead Screws Are Tough to Use Well
...Tough, but sometimes worth it! (don't have examples either way, myself...)
- Iterate as Much as you Can
...Hard to argue with that one. Maybe just be careful that what you "can" isn't pushing yourself too far
- Learn from Past Seasons Designs
...The successes and the failures (ok, not so much a counter-example)
- Sheet Metal and Rivets can lighten a design
...And if you rough CAD it and ask for advice, people can help you keep it from becoming a light pile or wrinkled sheet metal!
- Speed Controllers Hate Metal Shavings
...Ok, yeah.
- Ones and Zeros can be heavy!
...But zeros are lighter than ones!
- Potentiometers often require precision placement
...Not sure about anyone else, but we love
flexible couplings. They work great, and the only time we've ever broken them is when we hard-mounted one to an otherwise cantilevered axle. (Well, and on our swerve display, but kids go crazy on that thing
)
- Battery Cables are NOT handles
...I suppose the most useful thing I could do is link to
this and
this
- Safety Glasses are NOT forehead protectors
...Whenever I say this, there's only one kid that points out the time when they've actually protected their forehead. I've had it happen, too. So now anyone who wants to is free to wear them on their forehead...and another pair on their eyes. It's an interesting fashion statement.
- Turrets should only be used when necessary
...I won't delve to deep into this one, but I think it presents a good place for links to very successful turrets. (We don't so much ourselves...swerve's enough work for us!)
- KISS
...but not simpler ("Everything should be as simple as it can be, but not simpler")