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Dr Joe Speaks...

A lot of very good points.

Some comments:

Constant section steel -- why not?

more pneumatics -- good if FIRST can afford it, especially more valves.

2 coachs -- very very big YES to that.

springs from anywhere -- of course this only makes sense.

more motors -- for once, I am going to say that enough is enough -- we had enough motors in the 2002 kit (imho).

Batteries -- keep the size batteries we have, just pitch those Exides that they gave out last year -- they were no were near as good of batteries as the batteries they gave out in prior years (really my data shows that the 2002 batteries had something like 60% of the current output of the 2001 batteries)



Now for some new points:

Breakers with the game design and the many motors, we have reached the point where the breaker can be an isssue, especially when shock loads are introduced. We need a shock resistant breaker -- perhaps a bit larger, but mostly just shock resistant. Self resetting would be a DREAM, but I have not found a source -- if anyone knows of a source, please forward it on to me.

The custom electronics were great, but getting data in and out of the custom board to the Pbasic computer was well... ...less than ideal. I propose that FIRST allow RS-232 communication with the custom electronics board via Port 0 (i.e. the programming port). Read the Pbasic manual, this is doable. It makes debugging code a nightmare but that is our problem not FIRST's. Give us the rope and let us hang ourselves if we screw up.

Finally, we need a good set of clutches and/or brakes in the kit. Think of how cool a clutch would have been for shifting or whatever. Now if only we had a willing donor...


All for now.

Joe J.
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