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Re: Mecanum Advice Request

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Originally Posted by Dad1279 View Post
Last year 1279 used 8" mecanums, direct drive to long output shaft nanos, 12.5:1. We used a bearing on the other side of the long shaft.

My suggestion is get it done ASAP, so the driver(s) have time to train, and programers have time to program it. We actually built a test bot using a second set of Mecanums, using a 3/4" plywood base fot driver training and programming.
We are planning to do the same thing except with a legit second drivetrain.

Our plan is to use the 6 inch mecanum. Is the 8.45:1 ratio to slow? I know that mecanum is inefficient and will lose some of that speed but how much?
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