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Unread 02-05-2007, 23:06
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Re: pic: The Beast Box

Instead of lining up the motors perpendicular to the transmission, why not put worm gears on them and line them up parallel to the transmission? This way, it’ll give you more usable space and the tracks would be self-locking. No more rolling down the ramps after the power is cut. A robot with self-locking tracks from Outback would not be moved by anything at anytime unless it wants to.
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