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Re: pic: Speedy

wow. just like everyone else said. very interesting

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Originally Posted by Donut
I am worried about it being top heavy since there are 6 motors attached to the top layer, but with a battery and controller on the bottom I think it will balance out okay.
How fast did the battery die when you drove it around?

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Originally Posted by Donut
It uses up gears from the standard kit and one expansion gear kit (2 12-tooths, 8 36-tooths, and 6 60-tooths). It uses two chain kits though; I think you could get enough sprockets from one, but it uses so much chain that I only had 2 inches of chain left from both kits combined (this after moving the encoders closer to one side so I had enough chain). It uses 2 metal kits, but if you're willing to cut many of the long pieces and shafts to length it could easily be done with 1.
gee, I wish I had that many accessory kits!
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