2 batteries

[dlavery]

How about two one-gallon jugs of water?


Good preparation for next year...

[ebarker]

Originally Posted by dlavery

How about two one-gallon jugs of water?

Hmmmm......

We need about that exact weight. I wonder ...........?????

lead, steel, water ?

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by TubaMorg

On a philosophical note, does a battery count as a battery if it's not part of the electrical system? Yes, yes, I know the rules about one and only one 12v primary battery, but if it's not plugged into anything is it really a battery? Is it not just a battery shaped weight? Not that I'm advocating for using extra batteries as weights, but still an interesting point of discussion.

And when is a potato, just a potato?

[Racer26]

If the battery is not plugged in, and its protected with AM Plugs, is it not just a 13 lb NFD?

[EricVanWyk]

We used a piece of railroad one year. I came back to find that my fellow mentors had lashed said railroad directly above the RC. Incredibly, it did not end horribly.

[rachal]

Use lead bricks, for the win.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

If the battery is not plugged in, and its protected with AM Plugs, is it not just a 13 lb NFD?

Did you insulate the lugs/connectors? Because if you didn't, it's an accident waiting to happen.

[Wayne C.]

Originally Posted by dlavery

How about two one-gallon jugs of water?


Good preparation for next year...

Mean Dave, just plain mean!!! (and besides Gasoline is more fitting to this year's game)

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by dlavery

How about two one-gallon jugs of water?


Good preparation for next year...

Only allowed if another robot on the same alliance uses paper towels for ballast.

[MrForbes]

We're concerned about speed, and we're about 10 lbs under weight, so we're considering using a magnesium anvil for ballast. That would give us the extra weight we need to balance the robot, but not weigh so much that it would slow us down noticeably.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by squirrel

We're concerned about speed, and we're about 10 lbs under weight,

You need to go back and put some more stuff on. Your robot obviously doesn't have enough functionality.

[Racer26]

Al is correct. You can't make your robot 10lbs underweight and still have all the functionality you need.

[MrForbes]

What functionality do we need in addition to being able to knock off and catch the ball, or scoop up the ball automatically, launch the ball over the overpass (or onto the overpass as needed), and run 10 second laps while possessing the ball?

We really couldn't think of anything else....and we have not put any lightening holes in the robot anywhere.

But Al is probably right

[Racer26]

It doesnt dispense Mountain Dew!

[MrForbes]

Oh...well, that's ok, because our team is more of a Dr. Pepper team