Thread: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First FIRST Tournament
View Single Post
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-12-2008, 17:06
matt91 matt91 is offline
Registered User
FRC #1779 (G-F.O.R.C.E.)
Team Role: Leadership
  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Rookie Year: 2007
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 28
matt91 is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via AIM to matt91
Re: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First FIRST Tournament
I have to say one of the most important things when at the Competitions is ALWAYS check and recheck the robot BEFORE a match, because we all know that a robot that dies after autonomous mode does a whole lot.

NEVER SNAP PLEXIGLASS!!!!
Trust me last year we had about 30 seconds to replace the wire that fed power to the distribution block, and there were so many people around that i could not properly access the area and ended up ripping the plexiglass off the side and ripping apart my thumb. Fun times (NAWT)... But bet your behind that that wire still got changed out!!

Also the head electrical person should ALWAYS carry the following (cargo pants are MADE for this!)

-Zip Ties
-Wire Cutters/ strippers
-PWM cable
-Pocket Knife
-Electrical Tape
Reply With Quote