I can’t seem to find the length of the pvc pole in the team version of the tower for the minibot. Does anyone know it?
I think you’re suppose to not make it out of PVC,the real piece is 1 1/2" EMT (conduit) that you should be able to find at Home Depot or Lowes. It’s 120" for reference.
In the version for teams to build in the shop, low cost, its listed as just “Pole” so I took a guess that it was PVC as almost everything else was. Thanks!
well it would just be best for the minibot if it was the same material as what it would be in the actual competition fields. the differences in friction could be an important factor.
As well as the differences in friction, the minibots are, as I found more or less implied, supposed to use magnets to stay attached to the pole. Unless you have some super pvc, I don’t think the same electromagnetic field applies.
Brandon,
The team version of the tower uses the same material as the normal competition tower. Item #3 on drawing TE-11008 references a drawing from the competition game element drawing GE-11061.
The tower pole is a 10 foot 1-1/2" Steel EMT (aka electrical conduit). There are different types of steel conduit. Make sure you get “EMT.”
That’s one option that was given, not a mandate by any means.
This information is correct. The EMT conduit can be found at almost every Home Depot, Lowe’s, or other various hardware stores.
-Brando
I am reading in several posts about a 1.5 od inch emt pole. It seems the drawings are calling for a 1.75 inch od. can anyone clarify. thanks.
You are looking for a 1.5" EMT pipe. The 1.5" is a pipe size that adheres to a set of regulations, but doesn’t necessarily adhere to familiar fractional sizes.
Get 1.5" EMT pipe.
-Brando
1 1/2" EMT has an outside diameter of about 1 3/4". Here’s a link to an EMT sizing table.
http://www.republic-conduit.com/default/Download/EMT%20Electrical%20Steel%20Conduit.pdf
To confirm if I was to measure a 1.5" EMT pipe, the O.D. would be 1.75"? (or roughly 1.75")
Perhaps the updates will clarify the outside diameter.
A 1.5" EMT pole has a 1.9" OD.
As noted earlier in this post, there are references to something different. I would get clarification just to make sure.
You are correct.
See this website: Conduit Sizes - Desktop
Scroll to the bottom to view EMT sizes.
-Brando
Glenn,
You have the wrong conduit. You have “rigid” conduit, not EMT. 1 1/2" rigid conduit has a thicker wall with an OD of 1.9".
Sorry for the previous post.
I confused myself.
After re-reading the game manual and drawings, one section had it written as a pipe, which is why we weren’t sure whether it was 1.74 or 1.9.