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Re: Drivetrains - How are you doing it?

For us, it was AndyMark Super Shifters and 6WD. Off the gearbox, we went 24:22 (or was it 25:22?) to skinned-and-treaded AM FIRST wheels (diameter about 5.5" in the end). I realize it's a little counterintuitive to gear back up in chain and sprockets, but it was a little cheaper than fiddling with extra shafts and we wanted to use the onboard encoder. The end result was around 13 fps (could've sworn it was 14, though a re-check of the spreadsheet says otherwise), enough to be one of the fastest robots at Chesapeake*.

*We thought we were doing well to get seven laps in a match. Then, after packing up and sitting down to watch eliminations, 2016 goes and clocks nine. Showoffs.
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/Jessica Boucher victim/Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark

2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor

94 events (more than will fit in a ChiefDelphi signature), 14 seasons, over 61,000 miles, and still on a mission from Bob.

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