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Re: 2015 FRC prototype two speed swerve drive first run

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Originally Posted by sanelss View Post
we just had them laying around? lol. there really was no specific reason other than we just felt like it. though we can use any size wheels we want provided we adjust the gearing accordingly(which we can very easily with the chain). We may indeed end up using 3" wheels and making proper size blocks to lower the whole profile and maybe use two spur gears instead of the chain but that's just what we went with for now.

we can indeed go faster, or have more power. This was just a starting point. we can even adjust these factors between matches if we wanted to depending on the opposing alliance by changing the sprocket sizes! talk about versatility!
That's great! Yeah, go down to 3" if you can, as you are just driving on a flat right now.
Gears are more efficient than chain, but they are less versatile.