07-03-2016, 13:29
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Dan
 FRC #0708 (Hatters Robotics) Team Role: Marketing
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: Horsham, PA
Posts: 105
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Re: Structural Integrity of Competition Defenses?
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Originally Posted by CJ_Elliott
I remember at Northern Lights the portcullis being sent up so hard that a bar that I didn't even know was there came onto the field.
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There is a bar zip tied onto the top bar of the portcullis to weigh it down and offset the strength of the springs.
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