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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 .... Cover the tetrix shaft with latex tubing ...
Thanks for the great insights.

I thought surgical tubing was rubber but maybe its latex ? Where do you find latex tubing with such a small inside hole diameter ?

What's the easiest way to provide enough pressure on the drive axles to get good contact with the pole. Is that where the magnets are used (presumidly close to but not contacting the pole) ? We used rubber band pressure on our traditional MB but it would be nice to simplify things.

Or is the magnet used on the perpendicular side of the minibot to hold it to the pole (again very close but not touching, perhaps held off by a roller beside it ?