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 Go with a Big Block. The torque is awesome and you cant beat the sound of a built Big Block with a high lift cam and some open headers. A blower would be a nice addition as well.
Good luck getting past the inspector. - GBK [more] |
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Re: Legal Counterweights
The rule is
R31 The only legal source of electrical energy for the ROBOT during the competition, the ROBOT battery, is one of the following approved 12VDC non-spillable lead acid batteries: And R35 The one ROBOT battery, the one main 120-amp (120A) circuit breaker... Emphasis mine. One and only one please. As to counter weight for your trebuchet, by definition that would add significant electrical loss through the long #6 or larger wire. If you were to mount the 120 amp circuit breaker on the robot, then a significant length of wire would be unprotected should a short occur. While this is not specifically addressed in the rules, it is bad electrical practice to do so. |
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15-01-2014, 13:48
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Re: Legal Counterweights
You'll be spending a lot of time justifying that the design is safe to the inspectors. I would suggest focusing on a different approach.
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15-01-2014, 13:50
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Re: Legal Counterweights
Shifting the battery around to move the CG is one thing. The shock from it being a counter weight for a trebuchet is another. It already gets banged around enough just being on the robot.
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