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Re: Exchanges only please....
Posted by Ken Wilson.

Engineer on team #248, FEMEX, from Philadelphia Girls High and PECO Energy Company.

Posted on 1/26/2000 7:00 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Exchanges only please.... posted by Greg Mills on 1/21/2000 1:55 PM MST:



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: Yeah, I understand that it is exchange only. I foresee some exciting times between finals rounds - the designs need to allow for a quick changeover. I am very impressed with the pneumatic package this year. Too bad that the weight penalty for even minimum use of pneumatics is 10% of the total allowed. And alot of space also. I wonder how many teams are going to decide that the price is too high? We have alot of ideas for pneumatic actions but it may not be worth it. I can see alot of nice SMC stuff setting on the shelf come Feb. 22.

That is the challenge. If you are going to use the pneumatics, you better get the most bang for your buck. 200+ lbs of available piston force might be hard to pass up. Some of the alternatives (motors+gears+mounts+shafts) aren't exactly lightweight.
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