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Unread 26-03-2014, 08:09
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread

Ron,
It is wise to move it down inside the robot away from the possibility of it getting hit. I would like LRIs to try and convince the team of the risk of such mounting. When a team uses air as part of their ball handling or shooting, loosing that air will put them out of business for the remainder of the match. Even something as simple as a hose getting pulled out will have that effect. The plastic tanks may fail if hit hard with a metal arm on another robot or in a collision. It doesn't violate any specific robot rules, it is just bad practice.
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