Circular to Linear Task
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Re: Circular to Linear
How odd. How is it an infraction on the rules? (I'm not very up-to-date on the rules this year as I didn't do MP this time...)
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Re: Circular to Linear
I don't think it breaks the rules or anything. But a ball rolling doesn't mean that it's actually circular motion doing the work. In that case, it was the ball's linear motion (moving forward) that caused another linear motion, which doesn't cut it at all.aubrey048 wrote:How odd. How is it an infraction on the rules? (I'm not very up-to-date on the rules this year as I didn't do MP this time...)
The DC motor acting as a winch seems like the best way to go.
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Re: Circular to Linear
If I was using the winch system (circular to linear task) and then used the pulled string to raise and stack the five blocks (blocks task), that would not be parallel tasks right? The motor pulls the string in a linear motion up, which then raises the blocks. I think it would be fine under the rules, just wanted to get more opinions.
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Re: Circular to Linear
I also used the winch system. However after reading the clarifications and seeing that no gears were allowed...I was wondering does the motor have gears inside of it that would cost points for the task?
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Re: Circular to Linear
I had asked this question earlier in the year and Dark Sabre and Primate do a good job explaining it here :nationalsapipedream wrote:I also used the winch system. However after reading the clarifications and seeing that no gears were allowed...I was wondering does the motor have gears inside of it that would cost points for the task?
http://scioly.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php? ... 8&start=15
The (Original?) Circular to Linear Task Thread.
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Re: Circular to Linear
National FAQ/clarifications do supersede any opinions voiced on here. I don't agree with their ruling and I'm still not sure where gearmotors fall based on that FAQ, but that's how it is.
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Re: Circular to Linear
I feel like this year's mission clarifications were really based on intent. (Well, we meant this, even though the rule suggests something different...)Dark Sabre wrote:National FAQ/clarifications do supersede any opinions voiced on here. I don't agree with their ruling and I'm still not sure where gearmotors fall based on that FAQ, but that's how it is.
I also fail to see how banning gears makes this task any different/harder.
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Re: Circular to Linear Task
I always assumed that what they were trying to prevent was using a rack and pinion gear setup when they said "no gears" in the rules. But yeah, there are tons of other easy ways to do it.
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Re: Circular to Linear Task
I used a small motor that pretty clearly has no gears in it. If I had a crazy event supervisor, I could probably find an identical motor in my box somewhere and crack it open to show that there are no gears inside. But if I were really worried about it, I could change my TSL because I have at least 2 other instances of circular to linear in my device. If you have any mousetraps with string tied to their kill bar, you have a circular to linear right there.
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Re: Circular to Linear Task
Sounds like a good idea except mousetraps "don't count as a simple machine" so wouldn't they not count for any tasks (besides the first one, of course)Paradox21 wrote:If you have any mousetraps with string tied to their kill bar, you have a circular to linear right there.
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