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Re: Other Variations

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Originally posted by ChrisH
I don't know about this year, but the scales used last year also had a slight variation depending on where on the platform you placed the robot. As I recall it was definitely to your advantage to get the robot CG centered on the scale. Note: depending on your robot design that may not be the center of your robot.

For us it was the difference between making weight and getting out the drills
As a wrestler, I am familar with this. The scale at are school, you could shave 1.5 lbs by putting all the weight towards the left edge of the scale, and similar type things on the other scales at the diffrent schools. Don't know why, but thats just they way it is.
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