Help with an extender

Hey yall. Recently my team has been having trouble making an extender. Every time we try to make one, it immediately retracts. are there any youtube vids.diagrams we can follow to help us make one? thankd

Can you specify what you mean by “it retracts”? There’s lots of different possible issues if it just retracts, we need to narrow down the umbrella.

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Basically, when we try to align it to the wall, it instantly retracts. Whether the extender is pointing up or down, it immediately retracts even when the bot is immobile. What

It could be helpful to implement a locking system for your extender part. I’m assuming that your extender is the one to touch the goal wall, correct? You can just go to youtube or on the forum type “VEX locking mechanisms”. It could be helpful to also check the friction levels for the extender.
Five VEX Locking Mechanisms

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