FIRST Choice, what did you get?

FIRST General Forum
#21

Yep, I think you hit the nail on the head.:wink: The list in the PDF is the order in which I added them to the priority list, regardless if I re-ranked them.

#22

We got lift motors, digital side car, pd board, encoders, & a smattering of other stuff. Strangely enough, did not get any tubing. The PD boards are nice for off season projects & the sidecar will be hard to replace if you need one.

There are a bunch of victors left, 5000+. If you are short motor controllers, Victors arenā€™t bad. And Fluke meters. we didnā€™t order one because we already have enough meters, but it is a good deal, I am surprised they didnā€™t sell out.

While we didnā€™t get some of the things we wanted, I like the process better previous years.

#23

Well, I guess they were serious about requesting like 2000 credits of stuff if you wanted to spend all 600 credits.

For 420 credits:

1 Battery Charger
4 Gates HTD 131 Tooth Belt, 15mm
4 Gates HTD 170 Tooth Belt, 15mm (fc15-015)
1 Microsoft Lifecam HD3000 Camera
2 Victor 888
2 47mm OD, 17mm ID Bearings
2 26mm OD, 10mm ID Bearings
1 Green Ring Light
1 Ethernet Cable
1 Dry Erase Board
1 Micro switch, set of 10
1 Igus 2014 Bag

Contemplating getting two more Victors and going to town on cheap items.

#24

Ditto here! Next time think before you click, the rearranging the order seems to be just superficial, looks could be deceiving!

#25

Anyone else a little disappointed in the availability of items? Seems that there just wasnā€™t near as much as last year. We didnā€™t fair too well, batteries were in spots 2 and 3, didnā€™t get either. Trying to figure out what Iā€™m going to do with a $700 video card that was quite a ways down the list, but needed to add points.

#26

FIRST Choice is all about donations. If they do not receive a lot, they can not give a lot.

#27

For 300 credits 3467 got:

1 fc15-038 Crimping Tool (fc15-038)
1 fc15-049 cRIO, 4-slot Controller and I/O Kit (fc15-049)
2 fc15-054 Power Distribution Board (fc15-054)
1 fc15-065 Parker Fitting Kit (fc15-065)
2 fc15-031 47mm OD, 17mm ID Bearings (Sleeve of 10) (fc15-031)
1 fc15-009 Freelin-Wade Black Tubing (fc15-009)
1 fc15-011 Freelin-Wade Red Tubing (fc15-011)
1 fc15-012 Freelin-Wade Transparent Blue Tubing (fc15-012)
4 fc15-085 1/2" Shaft Collar (fc15-085)
2 fc15-100 Diagonal Cutter (fc15-100)
1 fc15-033 Green Ring Light (fc15-033)

#28

We got the following:

C-RIO
HD3000 Webcam
black tubing
Spike x10
victor 888 x4
encoder kit x 2
green ring light
Parker fitting kit

Missed out on some things we need dearly (batteries and joysticks) so weā€™ll have to go out and buy those, but all in all got a good bang for our buck on $11 shipping.

#29

Hereā€™s our list, from the top. * indicates an item that didnā€™t fill.

4 - Solenoid fc15-013 (good value [12v equiv is $116 at AM], often out of stock during build season [note 24v])
2 - Attack 3 Joystick fc15-064 (getting tough to source)
1 - Crimping Tool fc15-038 (excellent value, $220 retail)

    • 12V battery fc15-008
    • Spike fc15-112
    • Black Jaguar fc15-118
      1 - Parker straight fc15-070 (good value)
      1 - Parker elbow fc15-068 (good value)
    • Encoder Kit fc15-039 (interested in trying)
      2 - Igus 2014 Bag (fc15-102) (good value)
      1 - Igus slew ring (fc15-103) (good value)
      5 - Igus flange bearing fc15-106
      5 - Igus clip bearing fc15-109

Lower items (in order) that we didnā€™t get:

12V Battery (fc15-008)
Spike (fc15-112)
Solenoid, Double Valve Kit (fc15-013)
Black Jaguar (fc15-118)
Victor 888 (fc15-019)
47mm OD, 17mm ID Bearings (Sleeve of 10) (fc15-031)
26mm OD, 10mm ID Bearings (Sleeve of 8) (fc15-032)
Freelin-Wade Blue Tubing (fc15-010)
Green Ring Light (fc15-033)
4 inch Stealth Wheel, 500 Hex Bore (fc15-004)
Velcro Kit (fc15-036)
Parker Prestolok Elbow, 1/4in tube to 1/4in tube (10 ct.) (fc15-069)
Igus 2014 Bag (fc15-102)
Teflon tape (fc15-018)
Ethernet Port Saver (fc15-030)
Cypress PSOC 3 (fc15-051)
7pc Ratcheting Wrench Set (fc15-098)

#30

Battery Charger (fc15-005) 1
Black Jaguar (fc15-034) 4
Spike (fc15-112) 2
Snap Action Breaker Kit (fc15-115) 1
Pneumatic Pressure Switch (fc15-113) 2
Freelin-Wade Red Tubing (fc15-011) 1
Crimping Tool (fc15-038) 1
Victor 888 (fc15-019) 2
Micro switch, set of 10 (fc15-017) 1
Teflon tape (fc15-018) 1

Happy with what we got 0 credits remaining

#31

Hereā€™s a list of the most popular items.

MostPopularItems.xls (32.5 KB)


MostPopularItems.xls (32.5 KB)

#32

Updated with what we received.

Actually hit 100% based on the credits we had available each round.

Thanks AndyMark

#33

We didnā€™t get #1 on our priority list, but got all of 2-15 except for 1 item. 16-26 were hit-or-miss.

All in all, a win. Thanks AndyMark!

#34

We got 8 jags, a video card, and a crimping tool. I was hoping for some batteries, but still happy with what we got.

#35
  1. 12V Battery
  2. 4 Inch Stealth Wheel x6
  3. Quadro K4000 Video Card
  4. Battery Charger
  5. Snap action breaker kit
  6. REV Protoboard
  7. Freelin-Wade Blue Tubing
  8. Igus 2014 Bag
  9. Freelin-Wade Red Tubing
  10. Ethernet port saver
  11. Digital Multimeter
  12. Pneumatic Pressure Switch
  13. Diagonal Cutter x2
  14. Parker Fitting Kit
  15. Parker Prestolok Elbow
  16. Parker Prestolok Straight

Pretty happy with our list. We didnā€™t get any jaguars or spikes, but we have plenty of those already.

#36

Not too happy about this one. We had 19 items in the list and only got 9 of em. 47% success rate. Oh wellā€¦ time to do more fundraising

What we got:
3x Spike relays
2x Parker Fitting Kits
1x Accelerometer Sensor Panel
1x Pneumatic Pressure Switch
2x Parker 1/8NPT to 1/4
1x Cypress PSOC
1x Digital Sidecar
1x Lead Screw w/ Nut

High priority items we wanted but didnā€™t get:
2x Battery
2x Solenoid Double Valve Kit
2x Jaguar
1x cRio
1x PD Board

#37

The priority list + draft process has been a huge win, in my opinion.

Putting together the priority list is a bit of an interesting and tricky problem, but itā€™s a very fair way to run the process without introducing the fast fingers + fast internet lottery aspect.

Thanks to AndyMark and all of the donors for this opportunity to acquire all of these useful items.

#38

I have to admit I didnā€™t spend a lot of time doing this. But the way to play game is balancing your wants against the number available. For example something you really want, but has a large number available might be lower on your priority than something you want less but had fewer available. The numbers are there but you have to guess as to the popularity. Given the constraints, I am happy with the system. Much better than those with the fastest fingers & internet wins. :slight_smile:

#39

I am happy with what we got, 100% of our top 5:

2 x 12V Battery (fc15-008)
1 x E12 Classmate (fc15-006)
1 x Quadro K4000 Video Card (fc15-114)
10x Hang/Stack Bin (fc15-099)
1 x REV Protoboard (fc15-029)

1 x 7pc Ratcheting Wrench Set (fc15-098)
2 x Velcro Kit (fc15-036)
1 x Green Ring Light (fc15-033)

#40

For 560 Credits

1X Video Card
1X Crimping Tool
3X Diagonal Cutter
1X Black Tubing
1X Red Tubing
1X Blue Tubing
2X Ethernet Port Saver
1X 1/8" NPT to 1/4" Tube Elbow Fittings
1X 1/8" NPT to 1/4" Tube Straight Fittings
2X Pneumatic Pressure Switch
2X AC to DC wall adaptor
4X Victor 888
4X Teflon Tape
2X Green Ring Light