Updated August 11
After being tested at Spat Camp for several days, modifications to the prototype were made on August 10th. The final version will begin production the week of August 13th. Only one unit will be on the field by family night.
The 2007 show "Wired" will be featuring props on the field, and development of those is well underway. Two tube prototypes were assembled, and were analyzed to see which was is the most feasable and adaptable for the show.
Roadies got together on August 7th to build the base prototype to go with the selected upright tube for the power pole. Roadies Dean Versteeg, Jeff Goddard, Jim McAdaragh, Dave Ulmer, Eric Knutson, Jay Hardy, Tom Reed, Tony Reed and Neil Krohse spent the evening assembling the functioning prototype. Even after an evening with the welder, jig saw, band saw, nail gun and grinder all of their fingers remain intact.
The working prototype was loaded into Dean's Yukon at the end of the night for delivery to Spat Camp on Wednesday to see how it would work on the field.
For a look at the Roadie work night - click here for pictures.
