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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

Would dragging a chain on the carpet do any good? All the teams have rubber wheels or tracks. That generates static too Like walking across carpeting and touching a doorknob. Some of the regionals will be held in the north where humidity is low during the winter, there will be allot of static.
I wonder what it will be like when two robots touch
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

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I wonder what it will be like when two robots touch
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

Our robot actually generates terrifying/amusing arcs between the front roller and chassis after we shoot a few balls.
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

I have never visibly seen it but I have felt the small shock I hope the robots don't become like tasers on wheels or something... *shudders* (at zapping possibilities) It might be cool if no damage results from it though...
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

so drag chains would possibly work? ok umm wire is lighter i think would wire work dragging on the carpet? so stick the wire to the grounding bolt then down to the ground? am i right here?
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

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so drag chains would possibly work? ok umm wire is lighter i think would wire work dragging on the carpet? so stick the wire to the grounding bolt then down to the ground? am i right here?
I am fairly certain wire would work if you weighted it with a nut or something.
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

if you drag anything on that rug you will get even more of a zap. you need it to be "grounded" and you will not get that on the field. unless you run up and touch the rail system to get rid of the energy.
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

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if you drag anything on that rug you will get even more of a zap. you need it to be "grounded" and you will not get that on the field. unless you run up and touch the rail system to get rid of the energy.
I dont know how it will be at actual competition but at the DC scrimage there were massive amounts of static built up on the railing for the OI stations, i have decided that if i get roped into driving im going to were my antistatic wrist strap to keep from getting shocked too much, but for grounding just connect yourself to as many different things as possible so that the relative charge of the area is 000000.0000
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

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This is part question, part help...

Has anyone else experienced any EMC issues with their shooter wheels? We spent alot of time calibrating our shooter / camera combo today, and we were running the shooter alot.

We had shot several hundred shots, when the radio starting cutting out.

After the electrical team spent time figuring out what was up, and working on the EMC type issues, we had our answer.

We've made a 120 lbs, mobile Van De Graff generator. Foam balls, foam rollers, plastic wheels, PVC frame, and high RPMs... And once we came up with this theory, everyone started remembering... "Hey, that's why the robot shocked me!" and "Oh yeah... that explains the shocks."

Anyway... anyone else experience this???
Team 213 did experience this, in our collector, which is a large belt that is stretched across 2 PVC rollers, and has few pieces of aluminum that are inside the belting, reaching across the belt and contacting for about 18 inches. We first discovered it when we tested it by hand, cranking the belt manually, and the designer got shocked. I think we managed to eliminate most of the charge buildup by taking most of the supports away, but it remains a running joke for our team.
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

In the past four regionals did anyone have a problem with too much static? I mean with the robot not the other teams
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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

Actually, our FVC robot builds up immense amounts of static - more so than our FRC robot does. Maybe it's the driving across a foam-padded floor, with rubber tires, and intake rollers made of plastic that pick up rubber raquetballs... I guess they'll have to carry around one of these now...

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Re: Van De Graff effect on shooter

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Yes, but where would you attach the grounding end? I know, a FRESHMAN
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