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Unread 03-04-2002, 13:30
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Beating those file card brushes is going to be a tough feat no matter what team is against them...T-190 has 4 of these brushes as anchors on our bot. They are actuated by a sliding cam using pnuematic cylinders. Once they move, they lift the bot about a quarter inch off the ground. Once they are engaged, there is no moving us. With just two pounds placed on one brush, it takes well over 100 pounds of force to move it (we went off our scale). We found that in all of our matches, there is no one that can move us when we have two goals, so seeing as though beatty has 6 of them, I feel as though they are not going to be moved period. Further backing of this came as in a few matches we have been tourqued enough to get just one brush on the floor (three off), and we still haven't been moved. My two cents.
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