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Beacon Clamp Modification Instructions For IFI and Logo Loc Field Perimeters

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If you're having issues with your Beacon and Field Perimeter please read the following instructions. When usi n g t h e Bea c o n Cl a m p w i th the A nd yM a r k F i e l d P er i m e t e r, n o m o d if i cat i o n is r eq u ire d . If y o u are usi n g t h e I F I o r L o g o L o c field per i m e t e rs p l ease f o ll o w the f o ll o wing s t eps. T h e m o d if i ed cla m p s w ill still w o rk o n t h e A ndy M ark field, be su r e t o r e v ert b a c k t o t h e o ri g i n al h ar d ware. N e ed e d P a rts and T o ols 5 / 3 2 � Allen d r i v er 3 / 8 � O p en en d ed w r ench 5 / 1 6 � N u t d r i v er o r wr e n ch ( u sed o n t h e sm a ll sc r e w s l o cking t h e cl a m p s to the s i d e o f the   b eac o n ) M e t al file Bea c o n Cl a m p RIG H T, B e a c o n Cl a m p L EFT ( r e - u sed f r o m be a c o n kit) 1   pa i r p er   b e ac o n ,   4 per field 10 - 3 2 x 0 . 7 5 0 S o c k e...

GAME HINT and FIRST Tech Challenge 2016-2017 Season Field Pre-Order Information

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AndyMark will start accepting Team pre-orders for the 2016-2017 field sets beginning on 7/1/2016! All team shipments will be sent out on 9/9/2016. There will not be Saturday deliveries. For orders to ship by 9/9/2016 they must be placed with AndyMark and processed by 8/26/2016.  2016-2017 Beacons FIRST Tech Challenge is excited to announce that for the 2016-2017 seasons� game, we will be reusing the RES-Q? Beacon. The beacon will function differently than it had for the FIRST RES-Q? game, and there will be a total of four Beacons on each field instead of just two. Teams do not have to purchase brand new beacons, they will be able to reuse Beacons purchased from last season. The Beacons used last season will need to be reprogrammed with the 2016-2017 game�s software for those Teams that would like to reuse their already purchased beacons. AndyMark will be offering a Programming Tool to reprogram each beacon*. AndyMark has been hard at work this summer to make some significant chang...

AndyMark Will Now be the Source for New FTC Fields and Game Elements

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FIRST Tech Challenge is excited to partner with AndyMark on Field and Game Elements for the 2014-2015 Season.  That means you no longer have to build a practice field, but can purchase one from AndyMark and have it shipped to you after Kickoff (no Team pre-orders!). They will offer teams a full or half field option and each kit comes with the Field Setup elements and Game Elements. Don't worry, you can still build a field if you want to! But what will they be? Each year, the Game Design Committee drums up a new element that presents a variety of manipulation challenges for teams to overcome. They've chosen wiffle balls, rings, two varieties of racquet balls, hockey pucks and batons, to name a few.  Since elements are different from year to year, teams must redesign their robots each season to accommodate the new item and the scoring objectives. What do you think this year's element will be?  Leave your guesses below and go to a kickoff event , or go to www.usfirst.org/...