I like the design; we are doing something similar. It appears that there is only a sprocket on the belt at the top and it is just wrapped around a pvc roller at the bottom. Is this accurate, and if so, how well does this work. Does the bet transfer enough torque to the roller, or is that not necessary in your design?
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Originally Posted by pfreivald
Consider some kind of funneling system from your ball pickup, if you haven't already. The dual rails help a great deal, and one belt might be sufficient -- three-point centering is older than Newton! (The scientist and the field).
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Are you suggesting that 3pt centering would be better than using 5 points of contact (belts + 4 pieces of aluminum in a similar set up to this)? if we had 2 belts, should we put them closer toegether to keep the contact close to one point or spread them out (2-4") apart so that the ball isn't affected as much by being slightly misaligned?