Thanks!
We qualified second (I think) behind Site 3 Engineering. More qualifying tomorrow, we have one more chance, but probably won't try again (something about the solar battery charging thing).
This evening we got to play a bit, and the Falcons let Steve drive Amanda, and we let John Harris drive Babs. Here's the Amanda eye view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZrjiNo7sJ0
The vex gears driven by our custom aluminum worms seem to work fine. There is not a lot of load on them. The gears we made are not quite right...we just turned 8 threads per inch, while they really need about 7.7. There are only about three teeth engaged...a little grease helps keep it quiet...and it does not need to last very long.
Such is life in the fast-paced, laugh-in-the-face-of-adversity, never-let-them-see-you-sweat, sometimes-you're-the-windshield-sometimes-you're-the-bug world of FIRST Robotics! - Sean Schuff [more] 
12-06-2010, 01:35
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