FRC 2495 Kicker Testing - Jan 26 2010

[im0309]

You guys should try it with the ball being stationary and the kicker moving. That will probs be the situation most of the time.

[ccsingle07]

Does the ball go in more than 3 in.? It seems like that would be a problem unless it is running 100% of the time.

[RoboRev1696]

We have been working on a design like this kicker but, We have a few worries. In order for this spinning design to work the spinning bars would have to be 5-7" long (right?) which means that if the ball hit the shooter at the imperfect time the ball could be in the frame more than 3", right??

[KekkeiGenkai8]

i really like the distance your getting. im just concerned that with that kinda kicker you wont have any ball control. herding wont be much of an option unless you have something in front of that that can move out of the way.

btw im from 2191 - nottingham. we're getting about 18 feet at the moment

[ThePaperFlowers]

Nice! Corny sound effects, though ;)

[Team 2191]

[hurrican47]

A very impressive kicker! But you may need to tone it down so you dont kick it out of bounds...

[cube4jesus]

That is right, wear those safety glasses.

[stevemoore12]

you may want to check your arenas ceiling level before proceeding ;)

[team1457]

nice. that motor is powerful. whats the RPM?

[Xerillum]

wow... did you even gear down that CIM?

[Team2495]

Gears?

Blasphemy!

[Booom02]

holy crap, I haven't seen any spinning kickers that had that kind of power. What kind of RPM is that spinning at? And how much does it weigh?