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Tips & Tricks for Successful Competition

Past contestants have found great benefit by attending the national competition. They have learned much about being an effective contestant by observing how other contestants solved certain parts of the Contest problems. Tips & Tricks are articles written to share some of the discoveries and innovations found by other contestants. None of these tips will tell you how to win the Contest. They may help you to avoid a terrible failure, though.

TIPS TRICKS
1. The kit will not win the contest as you receive it.
2. Other people have already solved the theory of hydropower.
3. Read the rules again and again.
4. Build a test stand.
5. Maximize the energy conversion in the water supply.
6. Maximize the energy transfer from the water to the wheel.
7. Maximize the energy transfer from the wheel to the weight.
1. Consider point bearings to support your device shaft.
2. Include a pawl in your device hardware.