Thread: Wheel Wear
View Single Post
  #24   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 18-01-2009, 20:00
Unsung FIRST Hero
JVN JVN is offline
@JohnVNeun
AKA: John Vielkind-Neun
FRC #0148 (Robowranglers)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: May 2001
Rookie Year: 2000
Location: Greenville, Tx
Posts: 3,159
JVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond reputeJVN has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Wheel Wear

Some more food for thought:
I originally thought "no big deal, this won't affect us because we have a large chunk of glassliner." However I was surprised to find out that the wheels wear a noticeable and significant amount even if they spend their entire life on the "regolith".

We've got wheels that have never been driven on anything but a regulation surface, and I'm worried an inspector would dub them "illegal".

Since these wheels were made of delrin I foolishly assumed we would NOT need to replace them. ("Durr... how much could they wear down!? This year we don't need to worry about changing treads!") Maybe we need to tweak our drive a little bit to allow for easier swaps...

-John
__________________
In the interest of full disclosure: I work for VEX Robotics a subsidiary of Innovation First International (IFI) Crown Supplier & Proud Supporter of FIRST