23-02-2004 01:39

ZACH P.

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Please dont tell me there are holes in your battery there.

23-02-2004 02:01

ajlapp

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looks like one too many wheels to me.

just an old holonomic drive base joke from one its FIRST Pioneers. good luck, it'll be a fun ride. i know we enjoyed our time with it.

23-02-2004 19:49

EnigmaDriver

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Do you have the Chips hooked up to the 30 amp breaker? If so you know that you have to have them hooked up to the 40 amp breaker....... I just thought I would let you know cuz that would suck if you found that out at comp. Because I like the look of the omnidrive.

23-02-2004 20:19

KenWittlief

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omnidrive! WHOO RAH!

what events are you going to - I gotta see that in action :^)

23-02-2004 22:19

George1902

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We will be at the Florida Regional and the Chesapeake Regional.

Quick update: We got it driving with encoder feedback tonight. Boy, that makes a world of difference. Our drivers were grinning ear to ear.

24-02-2004 00:18

Cory

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You mean you *dont* drill holes in the battery? Sheesh, I thought everyone did.

We lost 10 lbs right there, those suckers sure are heavy unmodified.

Cory

24-02-2004 01:56

Andrew Rudolph

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No they are hooked up to the 40 amp breakers, the wiring looks like a rats nest now because its just temporary wiring until the final pieces get attached that our electronics will be mounted too. Look out soon for some video and more info about our bot soon!

24-02-2004 01:58

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How can you tell this? I've been sitting here trying to trace those wires for around 5 minutes now and the only thing I've figured out is that Im starting to get a headache (sorry, picky electrical guy ). Nice looking omni drive, but I probably wont get a chance to see it . Oh and clean up those wires!!

No, believe it or not.. thats actually what the battery really looks like under that plastic plate. One time last year I dropped one of our batteries and that plastic piece came off....and so i took a look where it was, and what you see below is what I saw.

24-02-2004 02:16

Stephen Kowski

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nice base george, but next time i see it you all better have it under control more....i won't settle for any less =P

24-02-2004 12:48

Stu Bloom

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BEAUTIFUL Drive ... I would LOVE to try that ... if I had time (and could get some sleep). The programming must be a nightmare! Congrats! I hope to get a good look in person. Any chance you will make it to IRI (Indianapolis, July 9-10)?

24-02-2004 14:04

Andrew Rudolph

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Thanks for all the praise, our programmers have been working non stop for the last 6 weeks, they are tireless in thier persuit of perfection. And we are getting closer and closer every minute they work. They are a great team of programmers.