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Unread 03-05-2006, 15:37
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Re: Live vs. Dead axles

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Originally Posted by lukevanoort
I think we've used both, but I've only worked on dead. I can see the benefits of live, but I'm with JVN in this, I like dead better than the idea of live. The efficiency, durability, and the fact that we already have the parts is worth loss of quick change capability. Tristan's idea is interesting though... I really need to register Inventor.
I can't stress enough how important it is for robot parts to swap in and out in a matter of seconds or minutes. I can't say we would be National Champions now, but I know we could have come alot closer if our CIM motors were an a more easy to access position and we had full spares on hand.

I like the idea of the modular wheel that sits on a permentantly mounted hub. This solution seems to give you the best of both worlds (but may add weight. again, a trad off.)