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Originally Posted by waialua359
I am very concerned that as it gets close to the end of build season, many teams will be faced with this problem and the ramifications may be enormous such as not being able to test, waiting for new radios, etc.
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Well as far as not being able to test & waiting for new radios the teams that know this problem already and who have / haven't decided to seek the IFI gods there is still hope for them. One of which is kinda lengthy - Tether the robot (and too be on the careful side if you choose to tether you robot make sure that you do not secure the tether cable competely If the robot should suddenly lose control make sure the tether cable is unscrewed from the OI or the RC side so that the plug comes out w/o destroying the tether port on either unit. Unless of course you put chocks under it then it isn't as lengthy & you can secure the tether cable if you wish.) The other is to use the 2006 Radios which work perfectly with this years OI & RC. Of course these are temporary solutions and will probably need to resolve whatever issues with their radios while the robot has been shipped and hopefully have the newer / re-built radios in time for their 1st. regional.
Like many have said and I will repeat - IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR RADIOS TRY PLACING IT AWAY FROM THE METAL CHASSIS & ANY MOTORS, TETHER YOUR ROBOT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ONLY A PROBLEM WITH THE RX/TX ON WIRELESS AND NOT ON A DIRECT CONNECT LEVEL, IF IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE ROBOT BEING WIRELESS THEN USE THE 2006 RADIO MODEMS, IF PROBLEM IMPROVES WITH THE 2006 RADIO MODEMS THEN CONTACT IFI AND GET A RMA AND SHIP THE 2007 RADIO MODEMS BACK SO THEY CAN REPAIR / REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY (MAKE SURE YOU ARE VERY THOROUGH WHEN REPORTING THE PROBLEM OTHER WISE THEY WILL FLOW CHART YOU TO DEATH. THE MORE THOROUGH YOU ARE THE LESS QUESTIONS YOU WILL NEED TO ANSWER THE QUICKER YOU CAN OBTAIN AN RMA#. AND AS AL S. HAS SAID MANY TIMES CHECK YOUR WIRING VERY CAREFULLY, WE'RE ALL HUMAN AND MAKE MISTAKES VERY EASILY ESPICIALLY UNDER PRESSURE.
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Past FIRST Robotics Events that I proudly volunteered at:
FLL: NY State Competition '03
FRC: NYC Remote Kickoff '04 & NYC Regionals '04-'15 ,'10-'13 & NJ Regionals '06-'10, Finger Lakes Regional '09 & SBPLI Regional '08-'15 and the World Championship in '05 (Galileo Field) '07 (Newton Field) '09 (Practice Fields Attendant / FTA(A)), CeBIT Convention in '04 & NextFEST in '06 both held @ the Javitts Center, Monty Madness '07-'10, Panda-monium '08, B.Eruption '08 & '09, Ramp Riot '08, PARC '09 & '10, BR^2 '09 & Wol. Inv. '09 -'15
2015 FIRST Robotics Off Season Events that I hope to volunteer at:
Where is Wolcott Invitational
2015 FIRST Robotics Events that I will be volunteering at:
SBPLI Reg. & Championships
Volunteer Resume:
Alt & Lead Team Queuer, Field Repair/Reset, Field Setup/Breakdown, Spare Parts Attendant, Field Power Controller/Score Keeper, Co-Emcee & Official Scorer, Control System Advisor, FIRST Tech Advisor Assistant & recently Practice Field Attendant.