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Re: Mecanum Drivetrains

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Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post

It's a rare game that won't. We're very happy with ours, but I'd love to see how you've "perfected" it.
Not to hijack the thread, but... :-)

Here is our prototype last summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPBly4Hin9o

We have two major issues:
1. The chain kept jumping/ alignment issues during shifting

2. There was so much tension on the chain that is was stretching and needing to be replaced every few days.


We did some mods with the piston and changed from #25 to #35 chain. Created spacers to fix the small alignment issues and we now have a pretty darned good drive train. We had rookies driving it this fall and went through 10 or so off season matching without a chain coming off or any major issues. We are looking at optimizing the weight of our modules, but I am pleased with the results:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBP3pLThZls

When I stated I hope the game allows us to use the octocanum, I'm hoping not to have large obstacles to traverse like Breakaway or Rebound Rumble.
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