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Originally Posted by [527]phil
and don't forget that if you burn out a motor you'll be carrying the robot, or switching a motor, i think i'll just stick with an old fashioned cart cuz if it aint broke don't fix it, plus we got a load of freshmen to pull it for us , lol  |
Nonsense, that's the beauty of doing a chain drive, if a motor dies, take out the master link, put the chain somewhere safe, and now you have a slighty heavier push cart, which you can easily make back into a motorized cart should you find another motor.
That being the case, I suggest trying to use a CIM, or something else that will be in next year's KoP, or similar to something in it, because that way if it dies at a competition, you could possibly get replacements from other teams with a bit of trading. Or just use somethin that won't burn out under normal use (like a wheelchair motor, think of the trouble a company could get into for having their wheelchairs dying).