Tech Checkers Conference and training day

[geoff]

Ed,

Have you finished the job on that bit of Ti? If so, can you bring it on Sat please??

[stu]

So you got Ed to do it in the end - LOL.
Hope you charged Geoff a few astros. LMAO.

Mr Stu

[geeza]

Dave can you fit turb in you car, if not will take my mums, think i can put it on the back seats.

Geoff, yes its done and I will bring it with me.

Stu, first one is a freebie, but i could do with a couple of astros.

[geoff]

Thanks Ed.

[grant_ploughbot]

just ask for a couple of new endbells ed, need some of those

[Mouldy]

Incase anyones had the same problem as me, andy posted; Old post code NN11 5RB which i pressume to be a typo.

I couldnt get that one to register in my sat nav, so went onto kanflu and got the addy off the homepage which is Unit A2 Brunel business Park, Drayton Fields Ind Estate, Daventry NN11 8RB

That one works fine.

[grant_ploughbot]

Yer i had that problem but presumed james new the proper one.
Ive got my heli, flown it a couple of times (well hovered a couple of feet off the floor) and crashed it. Ordered a new gear which i hope will be here before we leave in the morning. Ill bring it along anyway.

[andy_kane]

Interim report from the tech checkers training day.

Delegates from FRA safety approved event organisers completed a training course on robot technical checking.

The course contained the following

A read through the 2008 build rules with particular emphasis on the changes for 2008 concerning Radio rewrite to incorporate 2.4 GHZ and to clarify pneumatic rule changes for pressure relief valves and their requirements.

In groups-inspect 3 styles of robot. HW, pneumatic and hydraulic and either featherweight pneumatic or featherweight all electric.

It was agreed that certain parts of the tech check sheet would in due course be revised to reflect modern practises.

Also discussed was the fact that for the events so far this year that Roaming Robots and Robots Live have mandated with the backing of the FRA that carrying/ bench cradles be used together with appropriate sharp edge protection on safety grounds.
It would appear that some machines still ignore these safety considerations despite some being given safety equipment by event organisers.

Some machines are still devoid of the fitment of a power light which has been mandatory since 2005.

A collective decision by all the event organiser robot tech checkers endorsed by the FRA executive from TODAY, will no longer sign off as fit for arena use robots that do not satisfy the build rules in respect of

Cradles

Sharp edge protection

Power light fitment.

It was agreed that the tech checkers have a duty of care to you the roboteer and to the event organisers who they are acting for. It is not an easy task for them.

Hopefully from the training a common tech check procedure will be applicable across all events.

[ady]

just wondered to make things fair can we add that is compulsory that all machines are weighed at every event, whether its a major competition or whatever, i would like to win a trophy one day, even if its not a main competition, but when robots are overweight and not being weighed it is giving a disadvantage to roboteers who are stick to the weight limit at every event.

[grant_ploughbot]

Thats a fair point adrian - its something you should ask the event organisers for a particular event as some are serious, and some are just for fun, and others abit in between lol.
I will give you a call tommorow regarding your message yesterday - appologies for not getting back to you.