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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56
What diameter wheels and types of wheels are you guys running? Have you run any numbers on tooth strength or tension in the chain on such small sprockets? This game is particularly brutal compared to any year past so as Anupam says, be ready with backups.
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8" diameter pneumatic wheels from a local source. The link below is the exact same wheel we use. We just didn't pay anything near that price to get them. Nor did we use the hubs pictured.
http://www.caremedicalsource.com/Sho...e-5-16-Bearing
I ran the numbers on tensioning. I didn't run any numbers on tooth strength. I'll say this. I've run 2 competitions already with the same chain in tube sprockets on 4901's robot. Beyond the problems both teams had to fix initially 4901 ran the entire Orlando regional without breaking chain once. I'm confident 5632, since implementing the same fixes that 4901 had to, won't experience any issues. The biggest issue we had with the 5632 machine was before we switched chain types was that when a driver would suddenly change directions it would cause the chain to catch and then literally rip the caught link apart.
Again, we are prepared with spares regardless.