07-03-2010, 18:25
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Steel is love. Steel is life.
AKA: Kara Bakowski
 FRC #0341 (Miss Daisy) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Conshohocken, PA
Posts: 1,852
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Re: Hints and Observations from Breakaway - Week 1
15. Be careful with your E-stop button - they do break, and there aren't extras at the spare parts table (or at least, there weren't in Traverse City). You probably won't find a team with an extra one, either.
16. Gloves were provided in the KoP for a reason - use them! They count towards the safety award. And as always, lift from your legs and not your back.
17. It's difficult to see a ball from the driver's station if it's right up against the far side of the far bump.
18. Even if you DO have a hard mechanism to keep balls out from the underside of your robot, charging at a ball too fast may still result in your robot going over it if that mechanism isn't below the center of the ball.
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Michigan Technological University///Materials Science and Engineering '15///Go Huskies! #tenacity
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FRC 1189 (2008-2011): Team Captain, Pit Crew, Website group leader, Team Education group leader, Proud Alum. We've got spirit, yes we do...
 
 
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