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Originally Posted by matthewdenny
So now that the robot is in the bag staring at us our team has begun to think about everything that go wrong. One of our big areas of concern is the wheels on carpet. We only had one chance to navigate the tank drive on carpet and it went badly. So we have been thinking about changing the wheels from the KOP out for omni wheels. Obviously we would have to do this after unbagging at competition. Would it be relatively simple switch? Do the omni wheels mount to the sprockets in the same way as our current wheels? Also is slamming into the barrier going to damage them?
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Is it a simple switch?
That depends on your setup, sorry for the ambiguous answer but thats the truth.
Do the omni wheels mount to the sprockets in the same way as our current wheels?
Most AndyMark wheels have the same bolt pattern. You probably will need to make sure that the hub is spaced so that the chain does not rub the wheel.
Also is slamming into the barrier going to damage them?
Probably. Creating a skidplate may help here.
Good luck.