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Re: sharpie markings
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Lloyd O'Hara <[log in to unmask]>
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Lloyd O'Hara <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:42:52 -0500
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dang, that never even crossed my mind.  Great idea

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Eric Palmer" <[log in to unmask]>

To: <[log in to unmask]>

Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 3:15 PM

Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] sharpie markings





>I always marked mine inside the battery case.

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On Nov 9, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Lloyd O'Hara <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>

>> What about NXT bricks?  all of our bricks, we have a couple, have my 

>> initials and a phone number, in case they get misplaced.  I wanted mark 

>> them on the underside but that is the battery cover and easily 

>> removeable.  The markings are only for ownership and recovery purposes 

>> and have nothing to do with running the robot, and they are fairly 

>> indiscrete.

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Lloyd O'Hara

>> Coach, The Crestwood Monarchs

>>

>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "VA/DC Referee Advisor" 

>> <[log in to unmask]>

>> To: <[log in to unmask]>

>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 2:14 PM

>> Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] sharpie markings

>>

>>

>>> Laura,

>>> It's been tacitly understood that marking the robots to distinguish

>>> them from each other, especially where there were multiple teams from

>>> a school or other location, has been inevitable.  Also, once you do

>>> it, it could be financially infeasible to undo.

>>>

>>> For attachments and other components like sensors, it would be seen

>>> as more consistent with the rules not to have those marked.  So, if

>>> possible, swapping with unmarked sensors would be preferable.

>>>

>>> Steve Scherr

>>> VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor

>>>

>>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Laura Dysart <[log in to unmask]> 

>>> wrote:

>>>> My team wrote numbers on two of their sensors in sharpie- they have 

>>>> some swapping out of attachments and sensors and decided to mark the 

>>>> ports on the sensors.  Raised a red flag for me- is that "illegal?" We 

>>>> can swap out the sensors if it is against rules.  Thank  you- Laura

>>>>

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