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Re: Carpet at Competition

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Originally Posted by Hebrew View Post
Ah, so we split our long chain into two medium chains for each side.

Is there absolutely no temporary solution for a four wheel drive so we can still do decent at the scrimmage we are going to tomorrow?
Yep, move the powered wheel to the center and leave the light end unpowered.

Or, as I noted earlier, wrap zipties all around the rim of the light-end wheels. That's one of the oldest tricks in the book, and it works as a temporary measure. (Or a permanent one, in some cases.)

When I say "light end", often robots (particularly 6WD robots) will have one end heavier than the other, which means the CG is slightly to one end or the other. The wheels where the CG is not tend to carry less weight, so modifying them is less detrimental to traction.
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