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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Ok Jim,
Using your robot as an example, what happens to the kicker when your tubing is not stretched?
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The tubing is always stretched, in the "just fired" position there is a lot of tension on the tubing, pulling the kicker forward.
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Does gravity affect it's position?
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No.
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Is it firmly held outside of the frame perimeter even though the tubing is not stretched?
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The current designs have the kicker firmly prevented from moving outside the frame perimeter, because it hits the frame and stops.
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If all systems fail on your robot (a hard hit causes your battery to become dislodged and it breaks off a pneumatic fitting), what happens to the kicker? Same scenario but the kicker was not yet in a position to fire?
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That is a good question, we can't answer it because we dont' have the firing system all designed and built. A good answer might be to design it so that it can't fire accidently under circumstances like this, and that is what we're trying to do.