pic: What's wrong with this picture - Why were we shut off?

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Greg Perkins

Your battery had fallen out of your bot.
i know your tricks elgin

Yup.. Greg is right.

And the reason it fell out is because we did the "fastest battery change in the world" according to the field MC and apparently 2 zipties and two velcro strips were not enough to hold the battery in.

About 20 seconds before I took this picture we were on our back because we tipped and the battery flew out. The arm in the goal was there because it actually helped right ourself into an upright position.

[jrgrim12]

now since you are goaltending, did the other team take advantage and just keep shoot balls at your arm?

[Greg Perkins]

i think they were in their own goal... or am i mistaken??

[Elgin Clock]

We were in our own goal, which made shooting points very hard for those last few seconds or so. I think it was a 1-3 score for balls because our arm blocked 2 of our own balls.

[Blacknight]

Don't feel that bad about the battery
our battery once slid off where we had it zip tied and actually hit our off button. Never came disconnected, it just hit off. So we were hanging with only 1" left before we cleared the platform...