PR Question

[asid61]

We were warned not to daisy chain power strips last year at regionals, so I recommend buying a huge power strip to run everything off of. Like we're talking 8+ outlets depending on what you want on it.

[221Sarahborg]

We build our pit frame out of pvc, not only because it fits the theme of how our chassis and other parts are built out of pvc, but because it's easy for transport. Here's a link to a really good picture of our pit from the Arkansas Regional last year: [x] It also has some good shots of the two neighboring pits as well. I would definitely invest in the foam tile flooring, it comes in really well. GeeTwo mentioned a list of plenty of really good suggestions to keep in mind.

Another set of things that you should keep in mind is safety for sure. There will be safety judges, inspectors, and many other people waking by on monitor for good safety, as well as getting a review slip both Thursday and Friday night. Keep things like a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, battery spill kit (baking soda, acid resistant gloves, a disposal container, etc.). It would also be good to have extra safety glasses around in case someone forgets their pair, but the event will provide pairs even though they're mostly for non-team visitors. Things like extra hair ties and stuff like that. The biggest safety thing would be an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) of all of the chemicals you use and even the main breaker switch sticker for the robot.

There are resources like the 2015 Safety Manual that can help you out with all of that!

Good luck at competition!

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by 221Sarahborg

Another set of things that you should keep in mind is safety for sure. There will be safety judges, inspectors, and many other people waking by on monitor for good safety, as well as getting a review slip both Thursday and Friday night. Keep things like a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, battery spill kit (baking soda, acid resistant gloves, a disposal container, etc.). It would also be good to have extra safety glasses around

Oh, right! ABSOLUTELY!! However, don't bother keeping spare safety glasses in the pit - people won't be able to get to the pit without safety glasses. Until this year, we've always made a point of keeping safety glasses in our "outside the pits" station somewhere in the stands or the outer lobby of our venue. This year, we're going to buy an individual pair of safety glasses for everyone on the team who does not need vision correction, with a team logo. (My pic is about 8 years old; I do wear glasses now.)

[221Sarahborg]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Oh, right! ABSOLUTELY!! However, don't bother keeping spare safety glasses in the pit - people won't be able to get to the pit without safety glasses. Until this year, we've always made a point of keeping safety glasses in our "outside the pits" station somewhere in the stands or the outer lobby of our venue. This year, we're going to buy an individual pair of safety glasses for everyone on the team who does not need vision correction, with a team logo. (My pic is about 8 years old; I do wear glasses now.)

We just bring a few of our extra pairs to keep in the pit so if someone does forget them, they can start out with grabbing some from the stations with pairs sitting out to grab so they can come to the pits, grab a pair of ours, and return the ones they just borrowed so that allows one more guest to be able to enter the pits since our regionals usually run low and always need to make sure people are wearing some if they have them.