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Originally Posted by Leav
Absolutely amazing. This is the kind of robot I look at before each season to get inspired by and to learn from.
very cool.
do you have any more shots of the interior and/or chassis? i'm very interested in your chassis design, chain tensioning etc.
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Thanks for the kind words!
The chassis design is one we've used for years. It is .090 alum, CNC turret punched frame. Our gearboxes are two speed VEX Pro ball shifter with the optional third stage in place. The wheel configuration is the standard 6wd, 1/16th inch drop center, 6 inch colsons with treads cut into the competition wheels. It's bulletproof and incredibly smooth. In the pictures below you can see some more details. We haven't had to use chain tensioning because the chain lengths were calculated out in the CAD before anything is even made. Through out the season we may experience a little chain stretch, in that case we just add some floating idlers to counter the stretch.
Packaging was difficult for us this year, so keeping everything as neat as possible was a must. Let me know if you have any other questions!
-Dave Powers