Weight Specs for FIRST competition - Page 2

Alan Anderson · #1 05-12-2008, 09:27

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

You may also not need all connections within a 37 pin cable...

At least one of those connections is a safety signal, necessary in order to ensure that the outputs can be shut off when the robot is disabled. I strongly suggest that teams not try to shave off fractions of an ounce by leaving out "unnecessary" wires between the NI 9403 and the Digital Sidecar.

Daniel_LaFleur · #2 03-12-2008, 21:41

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Originally Posted by Skipwich

Our team just received the shipment for the controls for this year's robot competition. We noticed that, after assembling all the sections needed for controlling the robot (not the driver's board) onto a test-board, we noticed that the new controls system is considerably heavier than its predecessor. My question is did FIRST change the weight limit for the robots in this year's competition because of the fact that the new controls system is heavier than the old controls system?

Thanks-
Skip

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