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Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman
That sounds rather painful for Al. 
Add another vote for the quick release plastic buckle. Search "48 Flips" on Youtube - yeah....we were using one of those buckle straps during that. No issues or damage at all.
Finally - please don't ever use your battery as the counterbalance of your arm. Yes, I've seen this on a FIRST robot. Yes, it was deemed legal. Why? I have no clue! |
If memory serves, one year 116 asked if they could use additional batteries as counterweight.
Although, knowing those
jokesters, it might well have been in jest.
On topic, we used a zip tie. Every match we'd ziptie the connectors together and cut it loose at the end of the match. We tried a velcro strap, but it was always getting in the way, so we found zipties to be a less obnoxious solution.