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Unread 23-02-2006, 19:10
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On to my 16th year in FRC
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Re: pic: 696 Unveiled!
All what weight at the top? This is one of the lowest CG designs I think I have seen. The vertical tubing is 1/16" wall and the PVC is thin wall. The basket is probaly 4 pounds. With it's wide track width, it handles superbly. And yes, we plan to (and will) get on the platform at the end of the match.

One interesting note is that the axes of all the drive wheels lie in the same plane (by design, not by mistake).

another interesting note, is that the shifting drive system has incredibly little backlash - a programmer's dream (although this one was by mistake).
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Last edited by sanddrag : 23-02-2006 at 19:36.