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Originally Posted by slickguy2007
I was also surprised that teams 237, 222, 1279 and 25 didn't get picked. I know 25 had some mechanical issues, but they still performed really well. Don't worry guys, we'll get em' next year. 
GO 1403, 75, 237, 1279, and 25!!! |
Re: those Mechanical Issues- Last weekend at PARC throughout the day we once again had the same mechanical issues and the mast mechanism seemed to be getting slower and slower. It totally shot the seeding rounds while we replaced the motor and tried to trouble shoot what was wrong.
It turns out that at Nats when we uncrated the robot we had told the kids who worked on the robot to check all the screws and make sure nothing was loose or missing- simple procedure.
So they did- and tightened down all the loose screws they found-
Including all the axle hubs for the pulleys inside the tower making the entire mechanism a lesson in friction. There was enough power to move the tower but the resistance eliminated the ability to lift tetras.
At lunch at PARC we finally noticed the error and fixed it.
Needless to say- the elimination rounds went MUCH better.....
This is how you learn....
WC