Weekend Progress: Update
The manufacturing department was very understaffed today due to the superbowl(I guess?) We've completed the milled slots on the 1 x 2 Arm sides(1010084)
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February 2010
News, events, and updates from Team 254.
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Weekend Progress
Manufacturing: Tonight we completed the four piston bearing blocks (1010073) for the kicker winch. These took much longer than anticipated using manual machines. Below is a picture of the completed parts: For the small piston bearing blocks (1010019) we hope…
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We have robots.
After receiving our frames very late last night, we began wiring today. We mounted all of the electronics and ran the 4 gauge primary power wires. We then proceeded to run wires for the Victor 884 speed controllers. After several separate configurations, the…
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Bumper Mounting and Control Board Parts
Today we completed the 32 bumper mounting pins and brackets, and 20 control board spacers. The bumper mounting scheme is nearly identical to the 968 2009 bumpers. The finished parts are shown below. Next, we hope to cut the control board polycarbonate on a…
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Closer to Completion
Design: The team has finalized CAD designs for our kicking device and has finalized all mechanisms. Parts: A set of manufactured parts has been sent to our sister team, 968. Manufacturing: We are continuing manufacture of dogs for our kicker shaft. Design:…
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Here's a picture of everything completed so far (Minus gearbox plates and sprockets, which are out to anodize, and frames).
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We haz powdercoat.
We haz powdercoat. Unfortunately, Central Powder Coating was not well staffed today. They will have the 254 frames powdercoated blue streak #2 tomorrow morning. We will be picking up the blue frames tomorrow at 10AM.
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Revised Control Board Layout
This revision includes the cutout for the Classmate pc, contours and filets for the ethernet jack, holes for the LED mounts, screwdriver slots for the Cypress board and finally, an additional cutout that replaced the roller button.
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