Mousetrap Vehicle B

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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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86F3TDNR wrote:
StrongWind wrote:I am getting my vehicle to go 9 seconds. What are your times?
I've seen that most vehicles that win are somewhere between 7-10 seconds (of course, accuracy matters a lot too). What would you guys consider a 'good' time?
My vehicle is around 10 seconds, but were going to make it faster before states. At on invitational, the winning team had a score around 60... :shock:
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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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86F3TDNR wrote:
StrongWind wrote:I am getting my vehicle to go 9 seconds. What are your times?
I've seen that most vehicles that win are somewhere between 7-10 seconds (of course, accuracy matters a lot too). What would you guys consider a 'good' time?
A good time is the shortest time you can get that is possible and it needs to be consistent.

EDIT: i realized that i didn't answer your question. For a car with a wood chassis, 8-11 would be a good target
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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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Pauly_Rocks wrote:Anyone have any ideas on how to make the vehicles go faster without making it lighter? My car was averaging about 20 sec. per run today which is really slow, although it might just be that I needed a new mousetrap to put on, the one I was using was pretty old. Any suggestions? ;) thanks
I would check to see if your wheels spin freely. There may be friction that you can remove. Also, the location of the mousetrap and the length of the arm can change speeds. You may try setting your vehicle up with a little bit of slack in the string so the mousetrap moves the arm a little bit before it moves the vehicle.
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Mousetrap Vehicle Sighting

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what is a good sighting device :?: really having trouble :D
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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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Thanks for your suggestions. I made a few changes to the vehicle and got a different mousetrap, so it's going about 14 - 18 seconds now. :| Hopefully we'll get it better.
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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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Pauly_Rocks wrote:Thanks for your suggestions. I made a few changes to the vehicle and got a different mousetrap, so it's going about 14 - 18 seconds now. :| Hopefully we'll get it better.
Make sure the new trap is legal.
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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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Yeah, my mousetrap placed 4th in ks ar the regional! and my team is going to state! :mrgreen:
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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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I NEED HELP DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY DESIGNS YOU COULD SHARE BECAUSE I HAVENT DONE THIS EVER AND I WANT SOME HELP :oops:
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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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lolman wrote:I NEED HELP DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY DESIGNS YOU COULD SHARE BECAUSE I HAVENT DONE THIS EVER AND I WANT SOME HELP :oops:

First, please don't type in all caps.. it's annoying to most people and makes it less like people will reply to you.
Regarding help, first thing you need to do is read the rules, then re-read them again a couple times to ensure you understand them. Next, click on the Wiki link at the top of this page and review the mousetrap vehicle wiki page.

Then come back and ask some specific questions and you'll likely get good help. Good luck!

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Re: Mousetrap Vehicle B

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How are you attaching the wheels (CD's in our case) to the axles?
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