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Re: Tape Measure Winch

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Originally Posted by KohKohPuffs View Post
No problem. However, I realized a tape measure may not work as well due to its structural instability. I believe the way 842 does it is they use a high-grip wheel to reel out the tape measure. That being said, it would be easy to extend the tape measure, but lifting ~150 lbs to the desired height would be a challenge.

If your team has the resources (I don't know because 5822 sounds like a rookie team), then I would strongly suggest to think of some other, more robust solution to the climb. Consider what teams did during 2013 Ultimate Ascent
Except a rookie team was the first to do it. 3280 was a rookie team in 2010.
3280 did it in 2010 and made it look easy. Granted the method wouldn't be allowed to work the exact same way as you will see in the video the robot flipped end over end which as of update 2 is clarified as illegal.

I still think there are 2 other options for deploying tape measure climbers that won't flip a robot that will employ this simple and effective device. The first and most obvious for most teams to consider is mounting their tape measure climber near the COG of their robot thus potentially keeping the robot level as it ascends.
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