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Penny Moss <[log in to unmask]>
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 20:48:30 -0400
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I would say, if you haven't done it already, rebuild the whole model. We had a problem with one of our models and until we did that it wouldn't work. Once another kid took a look at it, it was fixed"

-Penny
Coach of The Concrete Crushers

> On Oct 18, 2015, at 8:15 PM, Joseph Trombo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, our composter also jams. Just from casual observation, it seems it is possible to insert the compost puck too far into the gears, which makes it jam or stall. If the puck is just easily inserted/dropped into the composter, it seems less likely to jam. (Just my theory.)
> It seems there are a lot of steps to resetting this particular model, but it is a cool little mechanism!
> Amy
> Brickbeasts
> 
> From: Sonya Shaver <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Composter
> 
> We are also having that problem sometimes.  Is that happening for anyone else?
> 
> Thanks,
> Sonya
> Coach of the Brick Dawgs
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Frank Levine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
>   On our practice table, we are occasionally having problems with the composter stalling before it dispenses the puck.  I'm guessing that this is a model build issue, but if this were to happen in the tournament, how would the judges handle it?
> 
> Thanks,
> Frank Levine
> 
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