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Originally Posted by BenSterling
I would recommend belts over chain. Direct drive the center wheel with a gearbox and 2 or 3 cim motors and connect the outer two wheels to the center wheel with belts. A wet coast drive is a great choice.
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You can find pages and pages of arguing for chain drives vs. belt drives. Each can be done effectively as long as teams prepare properly.
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I would recommend using 2 sims and not 3. Using 3 sims would be a little overkill, and has the possibility of burning our electronics.
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This isn't true. As long as your electrical system is wired properly the snapaction breakers and main breaker should protect everything from dangerously high currents.
OP, I recommend you read through this thread before trying out a 3-CIM drive:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...light=tripping
Also, search through the forums here for team's experiences with 3-CIM drives. They can be very effective and somewhat beneficial, but only if implemented properly.