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Originally Posted by Chris/Fish
Nice job! It was great to work with you guys this year
One question: what did you end up using to keep the balls out from under the robot?
make that two: are the pressure gauges visible when the blocker is all the way down?
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On the two narrow sides we simply have an aluminum bar, on the rear we're using some huge zip-ties, and on the front with the kicker it will be a zip tie and bungee chord.
They are not, though the blocker is not not powered in the down position, so one can lift it up at any time.
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Originally Posted by Jamie Kalb
What did you use to "damp" the blocker?
It looks excellent! Great job.
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Flow control valves on the four pistons that deploy the blocker, it's not perfectly "dead" though.
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Originally Posted by IndySam
Two quick questions.
Do you have a primary regulator mounted somewhere else? And does that panel tilt slightly out of the frame perimeter when up like that?
BTW Love the graphics.
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No we do not, but the pneumatic vent is accessible from the outside of the robot. And no, the blocker hinge is recessed inside of the frame perimeter so it comes up flush with the frame when it's deployed.
I see <R76> wants the pressure gauges to be "easily visible" which they are if the blocker is lifted by hand, if the inspectors don't like it, which they might not, I guess we'll have to relocate the gauges.
EDIT: Having gotten punched in the face by the blocker due to an overly zealous freshman

I think that lifting the blocker out of the way is safer than having a view port through it because one's face will not be in the way of the blocker if it deploys
