Lesson Learned 2016 - The Negative

[ratdude747]

Here's one that I don't think I've seen posted yet: Championship Volunteer Name tags. Please, Please, Please make the "Volunteer" text on the tag highly visible! White on yellow isn't that. Unless I, the other volunteers, and security is blind and this sentence is highly visible.

Getting to the dome floor during lunch break was a nightmare due to the tags... Due to security (and the tag issue) I ended up spending 20 minutes on what should have been a 5 minute trip to the volunteer parking lot (forgot my phone charger).

Also, speaking of phone chargers, I miss the charging kiosks they had last year at championship. Not the most secure, but very handy.

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

Here's one that I don't think I've seen posted yet: Championship Volunteer Name tags. Please, Please, Please make the "Volunteer" text on the tag highly visible! White on yellow isn't that. Unless I, the other volunteers, and security is blind and this sentence is highly visible.

Getting to the dome floor during lunch break was a nightmare due to the tags... Due to security (and the tag issue) I ended up spending 20 minutes on what should have been a 5 minute trip to the volunteer parking lot (forgot my phone charger).

Also, speaking of phone chargers, I miss the charging kiosks they had last year at championship. Not the most secure, but very handy.

I wonder if you could have asked for a volunteer adhesive band to put on your name tag. It is black on yellow. I had an issue where I was not given a FIRST Alum band at registration (the bottom left is marked with an A), I got one by asking at the desk but my brother didn't have any luck doing the same.

There was at least one charging station, it was at the end of America's center near the Marriott, I think it had an attendant as well.

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

Here's one that I don't think I've seen posted yet: Championship Volunteer Name tags. Please, Please, Please make the "Volunteer" text on the tag highly visible! White on yellow isn't that. Unless I, the other volunteers, and security is blind and this sentence is highly visible.

Getting to the dome floor during lunch break was a nightmare due to the tags... Due to security (and the tag issue) I ended up spending 20 minutes on what should have been a 5 minute trip to the volunteer parking lot (forgot my phone charger).

Also, speaking of phone chargers, I miss the charging kiosks they had last year at championship. Not the most secure, but very handy.

I believe that the volunteers category was the only one that had a yellow band. It was the color of the band that identified the role for all the badging for security. So the lettering didn't matter. Maybe I am not understanding your concern and the reason for a delay.

There were chargers stations around. Just not as many. They were also on the second floor of the America's Center and one in the registration area.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

Here's one that I don't think I've seen posted yet: Championship Volunteer Name tags. Please, Please, Please make the "Volunteer" text on the tag highly visible! White on yellow isn't that. Unless I, the other volunteers, and security is blind and this sentence is highly visible.

I colored mine in with a black sharpie.

[Jonny_Jee]

Aluminum gears for gearboxes is not the best place to save weight.

[Mk.32]

Originally Posted by Jonny_Jee

Aluminum gears for gearboxes is not the best place to save weight.

For higher load applications (cough drive), I have learned to prefer steel. After seeing how many teams lost teeth on alum gears glad we did steel...

To save weight we do pocket out the gears (Carbide > 4140) on a CNC mill with a fixture.