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Originally Posted by IKE
The light Idea for working during dark times is a great idea. I remember a couple of almost national champions last year searching for Light at Atlanta while the speeches were being given.
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Seconded. After Finals 1 in Atlanta this year, 217 wheeled their robot directly in front of the media section on the floor to go through their pre-match checklist. During that time, it was awful dark on the floor, darker than I'd want to work on a robot with. Thunderchickens as they are, they overcame the constraint
(and provided my group's project with great footage--got an A and everything!).
I can also confirm it to be the case at a few other regionals I've attended; Florida (2007 and prior; I missed it in 2008), Palmetto (in both venues), and Peachtree come to mind. Oh, and let's not forget the Thursday Night Blackout of Chesapeake 2007; that was an interesting time to be inspecting!
If you don't put backup lighting on your cart, put it somewhere.