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Re: why sooo many bad robots in 07

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Originally Posted by mtaman02 View Post
I think FIRST should provide a crash course on drive train design class including but not limited to: proper mounting of motors, correct chains and sprokets to use, proper chain tensioners to use and mount.

This class would hopefully help all those so many teams with keeping their robot out on the field instead of their parts =). Just my .02.
There are many white papers and workshops at most kickoff's. Moreover, many veteran teams would be glad to help you put together a solid drive train. FIRST saw many teams had poor drive trains and created a kit-bot which could be assembled easily. The AndyMark gearboxes are also quite solid and many veteran teams use it. This sort of levels the playing field and makes it very easy for teams to at least make a working drive train.
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