You don't say why you asked.  If it was part of a team's strategy to, say,
have their robot lift up that part of the bridge by breaking the dual-lock
connection that would seem to be deliberate "field damage".  Rule 27 doesn't
seem to address this directly but the implication is you only get points if
there was a faulty setup or unusual or accidental behavior on the part of
your robot.  Accidental field damage is common but having deliberate field
damage be a part of one's strategy sounds iffy.

Glenn


-----Original Message-----
From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick & Cari Norton
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] A note on rechargeable batteries

I'm not sure what you mean by "glued", but the red part of the bridge will 
be "secured" with Dual-Lock to the edge of the table (or border wall)  per 
Field Set Up.  See below.

MODEL DETAILS - BRIDGE

Bridge - Dual Lock Needed - Get familiar with the bridge's exact placement 
before applying Dual Lock, then apply Dual Lock at one or two locations at a

time, from south to north.  After the six mat contacts are done, use three 
Dual Lock pairs to secure the red deck to the border wall (one pair at each 
end, and one pair at center).  Prop up the hinged black deck by standing its

swivel beam's end on the tiny black mark.

Cari N.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Swayne, Nick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] A note on rechargeable batteries


>I guarantee they will not be glued to the table wall.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Enit Kaduku
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] A note on rechargeable batteries
>
> I had a question regarding the red part of the bridge (on the north wall):
> Is it safe to assume that those pieces WILL NOT be glued to the table 
> walls?
> Thanks,
> Enit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Charles Aldridge
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:45 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VADCFLL-L] A note on rechargeable batteries
>
> Teams using strategy to go under the low portion of the bridge (north 
> wall)
> may benefit from using AA batteries because the lithium rechargeable 
> battery
>
> pack adds about a 1/4" in height to the NXT brick.
>
> Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Barrett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:58 AM
> Subject: [VADCFLL-L] A note on rechargeable batteries
>
>
>> Everyone,
>> Just a heads up here.  Over the past two weeks, the pair of robots we use
>> have started to exhibit some strange behavior.  For example, turns were
>> becoming increasingly inconsistent and the robot would sometimes move in
>> jerky movements at slow speeds.  The robots are 3 and 4 years old and
>> initially we thought it might be a motor problem or possibly the new NXT
>> software.  Our teenage mentor suggested that the Lithium Ion batteries 
>> may
>
>> be going bad.  While we were initially skeptical, since both batteries
>> showed full charges, we replaced the rechargeable batteries with alkaline
>> batteries and the robots were back to their "normal" selves.  Aha!
>>
>> The lesson here is if you're using a robot with a rechargeable battery
>> that is a few years old and you see some strange behavior, try swapping
>> out the rechargeable with a new set of batteries.  It could save you and
>> your team from going mad.
>>
>> John
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> John J. Barrett
>> Industrial Medium, Inc.
>> 1616 Anderson Road
>> McLean, VA 22102
>>
>> (c) 703-231-5094
>> (p) 703-286-0818
>> (f) 703-286-0888
>>
>> http://www.industrialmedium.com
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