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lucasbrackins wrote:Is the competition area on the floor?
If so are we provided a chair? Or bring one. My tether is not long enough for me to stand and the robot be on the floor

That will be entirely up to your local supervisor. I suggest contacting them to see what sort of setup they will be providing.

lucasbrackins wrote:Is the competition area on the floor?
If so are we provided a chair? Or bring one. My tether is not long enough for me to stand and the robot be on the floor

Why not just sit on the floor next to the robot...?

lucasbrackins wrote:Is the competition area on the floor?
If so are we provided a chair? Or bring one. My tether is not long enough for me to stand and the robot be on the floor

I always bring a chair/stool

harryk wrote: I always bring a chair/stool

Do you impound it with your arm or just bring it with you?

Why don't you guys just kneel/sit on the floor next to your robot....?

Has anyone had trouble with VEX motors sometimes not turning? I can hear a response in the motor, but it won't move. It will SOMETIMES randomly come back and start turning after I wiggle the joystick or push the button a few times or turn the controller off and on. Mostly it doesn't respond and I just let it sit for awhile then come back to it later.

NinjaChicken wrote:Has anyone had trouble with VEX motors sometimes not turning? I can hear a response in the motor, but it won't move. It will SOMETIMES randomly come back and start turning after I wiggle the joystick or push the button a few times or turn the controller off and on. Mostly it doesn't respond and I just let it sit for awhile then come back to it later.

Are you using the long gray motors, or the usual green ones? I've had a lot of issues with the gray ones that come with the Vexplorer kit. I ended up getting new motors, although you can probably open them up and see if maybe a gear is stripped.

illusionist wrote:

NinjaChicken wrote:Has anyone had trouble with VEX motors sometimes not turning? I can hear a response in the motor, but it won't move. It will SOMETIMES randomly come back and start turning after I wiggle the joystick or push the button a few times or turn the controller off and on. Mostly it doesn't respond and I just let it sit for awhile then come back to it later.

Are you using the long gray motors, or the usual green ones? I've had a lot of issues with the gray ones that come with the Vexplorer kit. I ended up getting new motors, although you can probably open them up and see if maybe a gear is stripped.

I think green? It's the 2wire 269.

OldSpice wrote:

harryk wrote: I always bring a chair/stool

Do you impound it with your arm or just bring it with you?

So far I haven't been to a competition with an impound, but otherwise I guess I would have to

illusionist wrote:Why don't you guys just kneel/sit on the floor next to your robot....?

I do, if the playing field is on the floor, but if it's on a table then I need a chair because my controls are not handheld, I need a surface/lap to put them on

NinjaChicken wrote:

illusionist wrote:

NinjaChicken wrote:Has anyone had trouble with VEX motors sometimes not turning? I can hear a response in the motor, but it won't move. It will SOMETIMES randomly come back and start turning after I wiggle the joystick or push the button a few times or turn the controller off and on. Mostly it doesn't respond and I just let it sit for awhile then come back to it later.

Are you using the long gray motors, or the usual green ones? I've had a lot of issues with the gray ones that come with the Vexplorer kit. I ended up getting new motors, although you can probably open them up and see if maybe a gear is stripped.

I think green? It's the 2wire 269.

They overheat, if you use them too long. Let them cool a bit, and don't hold the controller down if you don't need to.