Best impromptu fixes of 2013

[Koko Ed]

There probably be a giant list of all the ugly pool noodle extensions everybody made to stop FCS robots from destroying them.

[Brandon_L]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

There probably be a giant list of all the ugly pool noodle extensions everybody made to stop FCS robots from destroying them.

Pool noodles are lame, try a telescoping corrugated plastic sign meant for the stands.

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[EricH]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

There probably be a giant list of all the ugly pool noodle extensions everybody made to stop FCS robots from destroying them.

610's anti-FCS device for Champs.

[Joe J.]

This year we lost a chain to one of our shooter wheels in Quarterfinals 1 match 1 at West Michigan, due to the cotter pin on the half link pin breaking.

Back in the pits we found a spare pin but no cotter pins or steel wire to replace it with. We ended up using the pin wire from a button to make the quick fix in time to make it out for or next match.

I also remember replacing an aluminum drive shaft from a drill transmission with a 3/8" bolt we cut down, in 2004.

[apples000]

I don't know the story behind this, but our scouts show that team 236 fell off of the very top of the tower in a practice match and were climbing again in the next match 30 minutes later. If anybody knows how they pulled this off, I'd love to hear the story.