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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII
My question: is our robot safe enough to compete? It sounds dangerous but it really isn't.
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Everyone knows that electronics are pumped full of smoke. When the smoke leaks out electronics stop working.
Most people dont realize that mechanical parts are pumped full of noise. This is why they are made on very noisy machines.
Ideally the noise will be let out of the parts a little bit at a time. The reason is, once all the noise has leaked out, the parts will stop working. Sometimes the noise leaks out all at once: BANG! and then its all over.
Sometimes you can put a little bit of noise back into a mechanical part, either by screaming at it, or wacking it with your fist or a hammer. But usually it has to go back to the machine shop to be pumped full of noise again to work properly.
Having said all this, I dont think your robot is long for this world, if you have a serious noise leak! Something is scraping, ginding, or banging against something else, or your unbalanced shooter is vibrating itself to death. I would be concerned about metal fatigue, and something breaking.