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Re: AM14U3 chassis with mecanum wheels?

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Originally Posted by adamdb View Post
There are some threads from a couple of years ago about using mecanum wheels with a KoP chassis, but was hoping for some updates from someone that has done it more recently with the AM14U3 chassis. 6" or 8" mecanums? What gearboxes? What modifications did you have to make to the chassis/gearbox/wheels to get it to work? Will the Toughbox Nano/Mini/Micro bolt in with/without modifications to the chassis? Does the AM14U3 have the relevant holes to be used with any of these?

Basically, what pieces/parts did you use and how much modification was required?

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This is a configuration designed into the AM14U3. The AM14U3 has the relevant holes to bolt the Toughbox Micro in each corner (one of the bigger changes from the AM14U2 to the AM14U3). You should be able to direct drive a 6" or 8" mecanum wheel off the output shaft of the TB Micro with some hex hubs bolted to the wheel. Custom length spacers might be needed.

There's also a pretty easy trick to run 4" mecanum wheels on the AM14U3, I'd have to look at CAD for a bit to remember the specifics.
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