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[Devo1098]

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[Tim Arnold]

That looks awesome... video please?

[Corey Oostveen]

I wondered at St Louis but I forgot to ask. Do you have a switch to go from red to blue or do you read from the color port on the rc.

Id assume a switch but you never know

[Jeremiah H]

A top speed of 22 fps?! That sounds really fast. How is that to handle? Nice job, guys. It looks great!

[=Martin=Taylor=]

Looks more like a Mustang or Camero. Very cool.

[Richard Wallace]

It was fun to watch this speedy little robot in St. Louis.

1098 will be one of only three out-of-state teams at Oklahoma City, two weeks from now. I know you'll represent St. Louis well. Just keep the wheels on the track, and the pedal to the metal.

[Thanks for the ducks!]

[JackN]

Easily the coolest looking bot at St. Louis. The members of 1098 should be proud to know they had the most clever design i have ever seen. I can honestly say that i have never thought i would see anyone continue playing a match after one of their wheels fell off, but 1098 did it on practice day. Definitely one of my favorite robots in all of the time i have watched FIRST competitions.

[Devo1098]

Originally Posted by JackN

I can honestly say that i have never thought i would see anyone continue playing a match after one of their wheels fell off, but 1098 did it on practice day.

the wheel didn't fall off due to loose bolts, or poor fabrication. it was slammed in the side by another bot, and since only washers hold the bearings on IFI wheels in, once there were bent it was free to fall off at the most convenient time.


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[Devo1098]

Originally Posted by Coosty

I wondered at St Louis but I forgot to ask. Do you have a switch to go from red to blue or do you read from the color port on the rc.

Id assume a switch but you never know

actually, theres two cables from the LED strips, and one open plug at the breaker, before the match we just swap to the color. we took the low tech route.

[Emily2177]

such a cool robot and pit too! i loved seeing it at STL. really great job by the driver.

[Travis Hoffman]

That so reminds me of the original Cliffjumper from the Transformers cartoons (the REAL cartoon from the 80's). Neat-o.

I'm surprised they didn't make you cut out your hood for RC LED viewing and fast main breaker access, though.

[scottydoh]

what's the body shell made out of?

From watching the vids I have to say that was a commendable job by your driver. I was 1405's driver this year and we had steering with 14 fps and it was extremely difficult to control around the turns, especially in the blind spots.

[GarrettF2395]

I can't wait to play against/with your team at OKC!
Best of luck to you.

[monty1540]

since only washers hold the bearings on IFI wheels in, once there were bent it was free to fall off at the most convenient time

we built a practice robot last year that used the same wheels, and though we did not have that problem, we didn't like that setup either. Our solution was to insert the bearings in the opposite direction (with the bearing flange inside the body of the wheel) and put spacers between the bearings - this way the bearings can't come out of their hole in the wheel because each one holds the other in place via the spacer(s).

Old Way:

http://www.ericmontague.com/old_bearing_style.jpg

Try This: (shaded (x) area is the spacer)

http://www.ericmontague.com/new_bearing_style.jpg