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Re: Bumper Question

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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol View Post
Problem here - that last inch of "sort of a bumper" needs to be weighed with the ROBOT. How are you going to have it installed for weigh-in?
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Originally Posted by NShep98 View Post
How will it be installed? I assume (and I know what assumptions get you) the same way as any other section of bumper, except this section technically does not meet the definition of bumper.
The problem with installation is that, while physically, the bumper and not-bumper may be one single piece, the inspection process for them would have to divide them up into two distinct pieces - the 8" required for bumper inspection (and bumper weight), and the ~1" section of not-bumper that would have to be weighed with the rest of the robot, sans 8" of attached bumper. Unfortunately, there isn't a way to do that, at least, not with current FRC scales.
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