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Originally Posted by J93Wagner
Nice quick elevator prototype. a thing you might want to consider is powering both sides of the elevator. You might find it will work a lot better than one side just rolling up. As an example, take 1714, More Robotics, from 2009 as a good way of looking at it.
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We have thought about it but we know that it would add time to our build process and we're not sure that the benefits outweigh the complexity cost. With only a 3 ball storage limit and only 18 balls on the court, most teams won't be going through any where near the number of balls as in 06 or 09. This means jamming will be less of an issue because you aren't putting as many balls through the system.
Our current CAD model allows for the relatively easy addition of a back belt if we find out that it is necessary. We would have to work out drilling accurate center distances for the gears (to reverse direction of the back belt) with the tools that we have. Or we could reverse it with a crossed belt drive, which now that I think about it, is an easier solution.