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Re: Things you only do ONCE!
53. Attempt to cut hardened-steel shafts on a chopsaw (In my first year on the team, the head of drive mechanics attempted to do this. You can guess how it went. Ultimately, we turned the de-toothed blade into a pretty new clock for the shop teacher, as a consolation.)
54. Let the new electronics freshmen wire up 5 of your motor controllers, and attempt to run them without checking that they did it right. Great way to burn your money, literally.
55. Stall a fisher-price motor.
56. Reach out and flick the little-piece-of-bolt-hanging-on-by-a-thread-after-being-dremmeled with your finger.
57. Splice a PWM cable and a power cable in similar locations, and then proceed to tape the splices so that they're right text to each other. To this day I have no idea who did this, but it killed no less than three digital sidecars.
58. Leave a flashlight sitting in the drive train during an elimination match.
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I see people show up to a competition with their masterpiece, and proud of it. They are inspired by what they have accomplished. To make it onto the field is a high-it is the culmination of the thousands of hours of dedication compromises and commitment. They feel on top of the world. That's FIRST. - fox46 [more] 
02-05-2013, 19:33
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