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From:	Wendy Sherbert <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:21:58 -0400
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Actually, I liked it! 
 
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>>> "Emler, Paul" <[log in to unmask]> 9/17/2013 3:15 PM >>>

Because it affects everyone involved. Sorry, I wanted input as to why
this decision was made. I won’t post again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
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Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] 4 motors

 
Why are you sending this out to the entire VAFLL???????????????????
 

From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Emler, Paul
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] 4 motors

 
I do understand that I can spend even more money that my team doesn’t
have to be more competitive. We can also plug/ unplug a motor but that
goes back to my time disadvantage. I will stop ranting. I love FLL and
what my kids get out of it. This is my 6 year competing and the only
time I have found fault with what is being done.
 
From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anant Narayanan
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 2:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] 4 motors
 

One way to recover (some of the) time disadvantage would be to add the
fourth motor to the NXT-brick based frame, and plug it in when needed,
after unplugging another motor.  Also, one can get a new EV3 brick for
$160.

 

Nari Narayanan

 

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Bdh612-ess <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

But that is the way USFirst sees it. As I understand it

 

Brian

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On Sep 16, 2013, at 4:00 PM, "Emler, Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:



That is not entirely true. When the RCX was replaced by the NXT, there
was a score bonus given to teams using the RCX brick. I have new team
members every year so that experience factor doesn't fit as well.

Sent from my HTC Inspire™ 4G on AT&T

----- Reply message -----
From: "Brian Hardy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Emler, Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [VADCFLL-L] 4 motors
Date: Mon, Sep 16, 2013 3:43 pm

 

The same was true when the RCX was replaced by the NXT. The EV-3
actually has several advantages (larger memory, faster processor, new
sensors like the gyro sensor), the ball wheel, the smaller motor, new
programming blocks like the adv math block, etc) in addition to the
forth motor ability, but the experience of FFL veterans is that
experience, knowledge, and discipline so trump the technical advantages
that there is no real advantage. 

 

 

On Sep 16, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Emler, Paul wrote:

 

I am confused on the 4 motors. The EV3 allows 4 motors to be plugged
into it at one time. The NXT only allows 3 at a time. I have seen
adapters to allow 4 but those are not allowed. How is this not an
advantage? If my team uses an NXT and has to only use 3 motors or
transfer a motor on and off in order to have 4, they are automatically
at a time disadvantage to a team using an EV3 with 4 motors already
attached. Just wondering on how the thought process went to determine
that there isn’t an advantage to using the EV3 over the NXT.

 
 

Paul W. Emler, III

Paul W. Emler, III

Technology Teacher/ Elective Department Head

Technology Student Association Advisor

Western Branch Middle School

Chesapeake Public Schools

Chesapeake, VA

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