All of our seem to droop a little bit. Not terrible like they did at first, but there's a definite lean to the front. I did the fix like it was suggested and still they lean. I don't think it will mess up our team either way though. brandy On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Lloyd O'Hara <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ** > Thanks. I'm glad we are not the only ones seeing no droopiness. It will > be what it will be this coming Saturday and it will be fun, no matter what > happens. > > Lloyd O'Hara > Coach, Crestwood Monarchs > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* VA/DC Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:30 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VADCFLL-L] To Drrop or not to Droop > > Beats me. I've dual-locked a bunch of tournament kits recently, and > didn't identify any droop. Of course, I didn't have the mats out for very > long, either…. > > Also, I visited a team's table this weekend and didn't see anything that > looked like a droop. > > If the structure sags without deforming the mat (seems unlikely), then > your team's robot probably will be okay if it doesn't require > millimeter-accuracy in alignment with the lever or the dispenser platform. > > If the structure sags and pulls up the mat, then there's probably a small > zone (on one side or the other), where the robot is more likely to be > deflected off its planned course. > > Have Virginia/DC teams seen any "dispenser droop"? > > > Steve Scherr > VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor > > On Nov 1, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Lloyd O'Hara wrote: > > I am a bit confused and I'm hoping somebody can help out. I applied the > bacteria dispenser fixes as noted and originally had some droop. However, > I no longer have droop, does this mean I did something wrong? > > *29 - DROOPY BACTERIA DISPENSERS > *True enough, the small fixes applied to the bacteria dispensers weren't > enough to stop them from leaning. Better fixes would have either been too > difficult to describe, or would have interfered with the robot's path under > the bin. Luckily the droop is pretty consistent, and the dispensers work > exactly as intended. This post is official acceptance of the droop. > You've all been working with the droop for about two months now, and we're > not going to mess with it on you. To teams: Expect the same droop at > tournaments as you're used to in practice. To tournament officials: > Prepare the bacteria dispensers as per Update #12, and don't try to lessen > the droop in any other way (no tape, Dual Lock, weights, further redesign, > etc.) - it would hurt teams more than it would help. > > Contrary to what update 29 says, It might be that some of us will be at a > disadvantage. I moved, per instructions, the dual loc as far up on the > front legs as possible and also moved the other four up to be on the "X"'d > out boxes in the middle. I have no dual lock on the back "X"'d out blocks > right now. > > All of our robot and code design is based on this. What do we need to > change, redesign, recode, and practice to not be at a disadvantage come > this Saturday at LC Bird? Can anybody help? > > Thanks, > > Lloyf O'Hara > Coach, Crestwood Monarchs > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. > > > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. > > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.