[fovea1959]

We're going to have a short/wide robot, so I'll have an extra 10" of chassis width, which is at least an extra 10" of 6 AWG from the battery on one side to the PDB on the other. Is this extra length significant? It's not optimal, but compromises must be made....

if so, trying to figure out which is worse: asymmetry, or high CG. sidepod mounted battery will end up being 12-18" from the floor. I think I can find a spot lower in the middle, but then I have all the electronics on one side, and no battery on the other to counterbalance it.

Anyone got any experience with battery up that high?

Anyone got experience with that level of asymmetry?

Short wiring runs, weight symmetry, low CG. Pick 2... perhaps only 1.

(wish I had good pics of 2612's robot from last year; they did the side mount electronics last year, and it was gorgeous)