One thing to note on the hanging tetras...

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Leav

what does that have to do with the nut? are these pvc pipes, or poles?

They're PVC pipes, yes. But the tetra-maker plates are held in place by nuts and bolts. They come loose, and the pipe it is attached to rotates.

Of course, you can retighten it (I fixed one with my fingers), but when you've got 80 of the darn things around the field, that may get a bit unwieldly.

[Michael Hill]

I don't know about giving it a side whack would take it down. They are using some pretty heavy magnets (50 pounders to be exact). That'll be a little bit of force to take down. Nothing that should be too hard however.

[meaubry]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

I don't know about giving it a side whack would take it down. They are using some pretty heavy magnets (50 pounders to be exact). That'll be a little bit of force to take down. Nothing that should be too hard however.

Mike - I don't recall seeing a 50 lb magnet - I think they hang from something like a 3 lb magnet - it looked to me like the magnet described in the non-encrypted field pieces and parts list released on Thursday. I thought they were called pot magnets or something like that - anyways, I don't think they are 50 lb magnets, but - maybe I missed that.

[Michael Hill]

Well..the tetras would in no way be able to be held up by 3 lb magnets as they are 8.5 pounds each. I was talking to one of the builders of the field in Kokomo. I asked how the hanging tetras were attached. He said there are 3 washers on the tetras and a 50 lb magnet on the goal.

[Psycho Penguin]

the magnets are small round disc-shaped magnets that can rotate 360 degrees It doesn't take much force to knock the tetra down

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by meaubry

Mike - I don't recall seeing a 50 lb magnet - I think they hang from something like a 3 lb magnet - it looked to me like the magnet described in the non-encrypted field pieces and parts list released on Thursday. I thought they were called pot magnets or something like that - anyways, I don't think they are 50 lb magnets, but - maybe I missed that.

The pot magnets were listed as 30lbs from one source and 50 lbs from the other.

[Michael Hill]

I personally think 30 would sound like a better number. 50 seems like it would be an overkill.

[meaubry]

Thanks Joe - I missed that.

The hanging tetras weigh about 8.5 lbs (vision tetras weigh more)
so - I suppose that makes sense.

Hope it is 30 lbs. although impacts tend to dislodge magnets even if they are pretty strong.

[Michael Hill]

I don't know how much impact they will receive since the hanging tetras will only be available in autonomous mode.

[EddieMcD]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

I don't know how much impact they will receive since the hanging tetras will only be available in autonomous mode.

Extend, turn around, WHACK.

Seems like it'll be quite common for teams unable to get the vision tetras.

[rangersteve]

I have looked everywhere and can't find out how many points you recieve for knocking off a hanging tetra or for capping with a vision tetra. Does anyone know???

[Billfred]

When all else fails, check the manual.

If you put a vision tetra on a goal, it counts as a normal tetra--three points. (And then there's the whole bonus tetra thing--check the manual for that.)

If you knock off a hanging tetra, you get nothing for that--but dropping the tetra into the area under the goal is one point.

[copertop]

The Hanging tetras are worth one point if they just fall and land inside the bottom of the support struts. If you cap with tetra it is worth 3 points and can be used in a tic tac toe if it is the top most tetra. I think that everyone should go for knowcking down the tatras seeing as all you have to do is smack and walk away!

-J of D

[AmyPrib]

Just remember that tetras inside (on the floor) goals only count for 1pt if they're there at the end of the match.

[Greg Marra]

Yea, the only thing the hanging tetras are good for is to get an extra tetra during autonomous, because after autonomous they go away.

It's not clear in the diagram (or it wasn't for me anyway), but capping the vision tetra puts bonus tetras on your OPPONENTS goals, not on the ones close to you. This makes them better.