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jijiglobe
12-08-2016, 07:47
[cdm-description=photo]43936[/cdm-description]
yarden.saa
12-08-2016, 07:50
And I thought we were having real issues during Einstein. next week we are going to open for the first time the gearbox that broke in Einstein QF match 1 that we replaced. I will post a photo:D
wesbass23
12-08-2016, 09:53
That isn't a mecanum wheel.
ctt956
12-08-2016, 10:59
That isn't a mecanum wheel.

I was expecting a Lunacy wheel...:rolleyes:
Jay O'Donnell
13-08-2016, 01:06
I was expecting a Lunacy wheel...:rolleyes:

I can think of one Einstein those were definitely on.
ollien
13-08-2016, 02:41
I can think of one Einstein those were definitely on.

Overdrive?
asid61
13-08-2016, 03:37
I was expecting a Lunacy wheel...:rolleyes:

Technically, wouldn't lunacy wheels have had a bigger representation on Einstein (as drive wheels) than mecanums? Even as non-drive wheels, maybe.

What a heroic wheel! I thought it had been packed with chewing gum when I saw it at first...
TheBoulderite
13-08-2016, 11:58
Wow. As long as they worked it's a good fix, right? Congrats again on winning Curie! Good luck in China!
GeeTwo
13-08-2016, 16:55
Still waiting for hot dog wheels!

Seriously, that is an amazing pit crew patch job. If I were with your team, I'd make a bunch of buttons with this picture, and the phrase "The Ugliest Wheels on Einstein", and wear one with honor.
jijiglobe
14-08-2016, 11:02
That isn't a mecanum wheel.

Unless someone can tell me of another time where a team with wheels held together primarily by epoxy made it to Einstein, I think they're about equally as likely (as, to my knowledge, 2015 was the only year a mecanum bot made it to Einstein).

In fact, if you go by wheel count (as we only destroyed two wheels) you could say that mecanum wheels have actually seen more representation on Einstein than yolo epoxy wheels. :p
wajirock
14-08-2016, 12:24
Unless someone can tell me of another time where a team with wheels held together primarily by epoxy made it to Einstein, I think they're about equally as likely (as, to my knowledge, 2015 was the only year a mecanum bot made it to Einstein).

In fact, if you go by wheel count (as we only destroyed two wheels) you could say that mecanum wheels have actually seen more representation on Einstein than yolo epoxy wheels. :p

Technically mecanam wheels where on Einstein this year; some teams used them for their Boulder intake.
Knufire
14-08-2016, 13:40
2590 also had a mecanum intake on Einstein in 2014.
Joe Ross
14-08-2016, 17:35
These wheels were one match away from Einstein: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/24706
ratdude747
14-08-2016, 19:57
Overdrive?

Nope, but 2171 was running them and were Finalists on Curie that year. IIRC 2015 was the first year of mecanums (and Kiwi drive) on Einstein.
ollien
14-08-2016, 19:59
Nope, but 2171 was running them and were Finalists on Curie that year. IIRC 2015 was the first year of mecanums (and Kiwi drive) on Einstein.

How did 2171 get a hold of them a year before?

That's hysterical, regardless. I was joking.
RoboChair
14-08-2016, 21:14
Nope, but 2171 was running them and were Finalists on Curie that year. IIRC 2015 was the first year of mecanums (and Kiwi drive) on Einstein.

Team 1671 the Bird Brains were the fist team to actually field a mecanum drive base on Einstein carpet in all of FRC in 2015.
ratdude747
14-08-2016, 23:44
How did 2171 get a hold of them a year before?

That's hysterical, regardless. I was joking.

I was speaking of Mecanums, not Lunacy wheels.
ratdude747
15-08-2016, 00:03
Team 1671 the Bird Brains were the fist team to actually field a mecanum drive base on Einstein carpet in all of FRC in 2015.

IIRC 2512 was also running Mecanums?

At least from what I saw on hopper they were...

edit- yes they were:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img/b75/b7565b8aaa224aaa3e0b77dfa9342ca4_m.jpg

It's a tie then as they both played in Match 1 of Einstein 2015... Unless you want to count physical touching of the carpet, which I think is missing the point :P
Chris is me
15-08-2016, 10:04
Two hot takes for this thread which somehow became a discussion about mecanum wheels:

1. We won't see mecanum wheels actually touch the carpet on Einstein again for quite some time, if ever - at least at North Champs, maybe the depth at South Champs is limited enough to make it work?

2. Mecanum drive, properly coded with a good gyro and control scheme, was almost strictly better than a traction drive in 2015, particularly if you played in the landfill. Teams that had the ability to implement mecanum, but chose not to, were at a disadvantage, but made up for it in other areas (intake, etc).