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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread

Some comments from the LRI at FiM Southfield for this year"

This can be a violent game. Robust bumper mounts is a must. Mounts that have been OK in the past only made it 6-7 matches before becoming quite loose or falling off.

This can be quite a violent game. Make sure your PD board and CRIO are very secure as well as strong electrical connections. We had a lot of 6 gauge power leads getting loose around the 4-8th round of matches. Around the same time we saw an up-tick in radio power plugs coming loose as well as CRIO power leads and CRIOs getting thrown around.

Cog belts can cut the ball and pop it. While many of use are used to looking for chains and sharp edges around collectors, we had a cog belt saw a hole in a ball this weekend in about 2 seconds in one of our early matches.

While FIRST Robotics Competition is not battle bots, the wide open field this year allows teams to build up a lot of momentum. The 2011 game would often start matches with 1 big hit, but this year teams are experiencing hit after hit after hit... Strain relief on electronics and proper length cables is helpful. Having guards, shields, and covers helps a lot. Contact inside the frame perimeter happens a lot. While you might earn 50 foul points, a dead bot has difficulty earning any additional points.
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