Impressive fix, good enough for government work right.
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Originally Posted by sejeff
I think ducttape should not be allowed on FIRST robots.
Here are my reasons why.
1. It can catch fire, and release toxic gases.
2. nevermind
3. If the duct tape falls apart during a match, the attached components on the robot may fly off and hurt someone. Safety FIRST.
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My problem with these reasons is that:
A. You cannot use duct tape to even cover up edges, or as we found out on our 2006 Aim High robot... use it to stick all the bristles on a brush together to help scoop in the balls.
B. We've been told you can't use duct tape to hold things on, but electrical tape is just fine and dandy. Last time I checked, electrical tape had way less abilities to adhere than duct tape.
C. Zip ties are perfectly fine for holding on key components of your robot in the rules, but I've had them just snap off randomly while components are in work. Places where duct tape would work perfectly fine.
Sorry about moving the thread off-topic more, but I think it's silly to say no duct tape period, when the intelligent use of it is perfectly fine. I'm sure there are many topics on this elsewhere, so I shall stop my rant.
Again, nice fix and congrats on making it into the finals at your event.