Thread: How are <1.5 sec Minibots doing it ? Gearbox mods allowed ?
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Re: How are <1.5 sec Minibots doing it ? Gearbox mods allowed ?
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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
Try this: Remove the gearbox entirely. Drill a tetrix shaft with a #40 drill (0.098) in exactly the center and press it on to the motor shaft. Cover the tetrix shaft with latex tubing (hint: rubbing alcohol makes a fine lubricant to slide it on). Support the far end of the shaft (tetrix bronze bushing).

Two of these motor/shafts, a battery, 2 switches, and a clip or magnet to hold it on and up you go in (how many?) seconds.
That is more or less what we did. It is super light and very fast.