Thread: The Chassis Project.
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Unread 08-09-2003, 13:38
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Helical Gears
One thing to keep in mind about the "ready made" chassis. 90° helical gears are MUCH less efficient than straight spur gears or even chains. Since we all have to play with the same motors and the same power sources, efficiency is the name of the game in FIRST robotics.

I would recommend for a rookie team to chain drive the wheels to an intermediate shaft and use the FIRST provided coupler to attach the Bosch Tranny/Motor to the end of the intermediate shaft.

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