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Re: Hints and Observations from Breakaway - Week 1
We encountered the following issues at San Diego:
1. We were told a printed BOM would be OK, it's not. Be sure you have the electronic version on a memory stick for the inspectors. And it needs to include all the KOP items you used on the robot.
2. We were told our bumpers did not properly close at the corners and could just zip tie pool noodles into the corners. Wrong. We had to extend the bumper fabric to cover the added pool noodles.
Once we got past these issues, the only remaining issue was the pressure relief valve not releasing at 125psi. This issue was brought up in team update 11 but the problem was finding someone that knew how to adjust the relief valve. Basically you run the pressure up to 125psi, loosen the jam nut and back out the top of the relief valve until you hear air starting to escape, then tighten the jam nut back down.
Other than that, things went great. Huge thank you to 599 for their Robot First Aid Station, what a life saver.
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