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Unread 31-03-2008, 09:10
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Re: Drive Trains

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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII View Post
Easy and fast to build.

The more time spent on the scoring mechanism the better.

How do you think 121 finished their robot so fast? You think they spent hours and weeks designing some crazy three-speed transmission? No. Just a kit-frame with some simple upgrades...
We like to keep things simple and the kitbot + the old IFI or new AndyMark transmissions have been our standard for the past few years. Tweak the sprocket gearing a bit, bump the middle wheel up or down, and voila, we are usually up and running by the first weekend. Then we can spend lots of time working on a game piece manipulator while the kids practice driving.
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