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Re: Is the Boiler worth it?

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Originally Posted by NShep98 View Post
Per the field tour video, it is 5 fuel per second for each goal.
Per the manual, however, this is an average value, depending on how tightly packed the goal is, so theoretically it could be processed faster than this.
Actually, I read this the other way. Assuming that the indexer for this counter is of the "gumball machine" style (as seen in some of the kickoff home videos), it will run more slowly with only a few fuel, because some of the holes will be empty as they feed to the counter.

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Originally Posted by RoboRebels5988 View Post
We are a 2nd year, FRC team with very little experience, we are currently thinking our best bet is to focus on a simple mechanism to deliver cogs, rather that a fuel retrieval and shooting system...what would others advise? We appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.
For this you'd be better off looking for threads that talk about gears than one that talks about fuel. Don't be afraid to use the search function! Bottom line: yes, this appears to be a common, and likely relatively effective, solution for low resource/experience teams. This means that in order to stand out as a gearbot, you will want to be able to hang a LOT of GEARS during the match period; two or three probably won't get you picked second except at the smaller district events.
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