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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

Thanks! Works like a breeze (ha!) Hitting the 3 point consistently from against the barrier surrounding the hoops, and going for the 2 pointers from the key.
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

Great idea, I never would have thought to use blowers. Looking forward to seeing this thing in action at worlds!
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

That in itself looks like it could be modded post season into one heck of a tshirt cannon...and in season that looks like a mortar system. I'd love to see this beast in action. What's the maximum rate of fire you've gotten out of your air cannon system?
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

I think we're going to see if they'll allow us to launch T-Shirts into the crowd at competition.

I'm not sure of the exact rate, however we are able to make half-court shots with ease.
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

Is it only one ball at a time? Or can you load multiple balls into the air cannon? I would assume that the first ball would severely reduce your suction power once it's loaded.
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

Nope, just one ball at a time. The ball collector located under the cannon allows us to carry/transport the maximum of 3 balls, fire one, load another, and fire again.
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

So does the fan/blower violate the following rule?

The only motors and actuators permitted on 2012 FRC Robots include:

K. drive motors or fans that are part of a speed controller or COTS computing device and fans included in the 2012 Kit of Parts

We decided early on that we would have trouble picking up a ball and launching one with the KOP provided fans, especially when we fried one of them.
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

I am starting to see more and more robots that are scoring against the fender aka "Fender Bots." Ours is obviously done very differently (infer what you will), your design is unique and awesome, but I am very interested to see how things work out with your bot.

Just awesome, good luck in 2012
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I am starting to see more and more robots that are scoring against the fender aka "Fender Bots." Ours is obviously done very differently (infer what you will), your design is unique and awesome, but I am very interested to see how things work out with your bot.

Just awesome, good luck in 2012
The Fender bot, as I see it, will get very popular, and some will even be engineered to not get pushed against. The question is: How can you make yours more effective than the other ones? I know you guys aren't going to be fender bots, but I just have to wonder: How will great teams deviate from the standard fender bot and make them super fender bots?
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

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So does the fan/blower violate the following rule?

The only motors and actuators permitted on 2012 FRC Robots include:

K. drive motors or fans that are part of a speed controller or COTS computing device and fans included in the 2012 Kit of Parts

We decided early on that we would have trouble picking up a ball and launching one with the KOP provided fans, especially when we fried one of them.
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I am starting to see more and more robots that are scoring against the fender aka "Fender Bots." Ours is obviously done very differently (infer what you will), your design is unique and awesome, but I am very interested to see how things work out with your bot.

Just awesome, good luck in 2012
We have a high rate of accuracy by lining up with the fender, but have just an easy time shooting from anywhere else forward of the key. Do you have an image/video of your bot online for viewing?

Good luck to you too!
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So does the fan/blower violate the following rule?

The only motors and actuators permitted on 2012 FRC Robots include:

K. drive motors or fans that are part of a speed controller or COTS computing device and fans included in the 2012 Kit of Parts

We decided early on that we would have trouble picking up a ball and launching one with the KOP provided fans, especially when we fried one of them.
The blower itself would not be illegal. Having the motor from the blower would. By replacing the motor with a legal one, the device becomes legal.

It's not uncommon for teams to see a device that has an illegal motor but fits the game, remove the motor, and modify the device to fit a KOP or other legal motor. One of the favorite "victims" of this modification seems to be a DeWalt gearbox, but I've seen vaccums have that done to them. (The other good one was the "air wall" method of shot blocking attempted in 2006. It failed miserably, no matter who tried it.)
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

i agree with eric.
looks liek motor rules violations
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i agree with eric.
looks liek motor rules violations
Read the second sentence of his post down. We "heavily modified" the blowers, implying we gutted them.
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We have a high rate of accuracy by lining up with the fender, but have just an easy time shooting from anywhere else forward of the key. Do you have an image/video of your bot online for viewing?

Good luck to you too!
We have basically the same ability. We will be posting some photos to CD very soon. Basically as soon as I can grab some really good ones.
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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

Ah, very cool! Can't wait to see what your team has come up with !
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