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Re: 13/14 Pit Design! 3620

Just a few pointers.

First off make sure you follow all FIRST Rules for the pits. First has been known to change them from year to year. But if my memory is good you should be ok.

2nd. Have a budget, acrylic can run your cost up fast.
3rd. Remember the pits get crowded and thing's get bumped into by humans and bots. You dont want your pit crashing down on you or others. The safety Advisers frown on this. ( I know I have been one).

As for your design I like it a lot, Iam not to sure on the stability of it. I think it will twist and wobble. Also are you going to glue any of the pieces together.
Because you don't want any one bumping in to a section and having it all come down. If you chose not to use PVC cement I would come up with a cheap way to pin all the pieces together.

Also you are limited to only one power strip per pit so know your needs are for your LED's. Alot of teams use spare Bot batteries.
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