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Re: pic: Team 2502 Chassis Teaser

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Originally Posted by Techgirl675 View Post
For sake of comparison our chassis with 4 CIMs, mechanum wheels and all 4 gear boxes is less than 35 pounds...
For what it's worth, we've gone the 80/20 route. While it's great for prototyping and testing, we've found it's far too heavy for competition use. We've since switched to welded thin-wall steel tubing and it seems to work quite well.
WOW!
4 Cims is 10 Lbs.
4 6" Mecanums is 6.2 lbs.
4 gearboxes is anywhere from 6-10 lbs.
Making your frame only
12.8 lbs. max

Our frame is pretty bare essentials out of aluminium and its at 18lbs.
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