what are some tips you can give to a rookie team about motors, pneumatics, drive systems and planning
*Originally posted by chrisw *
**what are some tips you can give to a rookie team about motors, pneumatics, drive systems and planning **
Lol, don’t drill holes in your air compressor for weight reduction! 
(Anyone remember that thread?)
- Katie
There was another funny thread that suggested drilling holes in the battery. 
They even had some pictures! 
:eek:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1144&highlight=Battery+holes
~Alex Wiser~
Team 846 (Lynbrook)
Chris,
Please take a look at my website for more information that can help rookie teams. I have created a number of presenations, spreadsheets, and documents to help new teams.
In particular you may want to see the Drive Systems Presentation from the 2002 Kick Off, the MS-Project file, or information about modifying the BOSCH Drill Driver Assembly.
Good Luck,
Chris
For planning: Get a moveable prototype by next week even if it is out of wood and start driving it around to get the drivers and electronics people doing something. You need to work through a speedy design if you have any hope to finish and have some sort of time for testing by week 5 or at least week six.
Don’t try to do everything in the competition only Chief Delphi can do that:D (B.T.W. It was pretty cool to see J.T. give Dr. Joe a wave at Novi, I don’t ever get waves from the CEO of GM:D )
Stay light now and add weight later its easier than the reverse. Everthing seems light until you add the battery, electronics, chains and spockets and suddenly its overweight.
And #1 ask for help, people here will give you great advice on anything you need, it appears you don’t want to ask them how to lighten the pneumatics or Electrical system though
Matt #226