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Re: Chain driven vs Direct drive mechanum
Direct drive has the pros of less weight and you don't have to deal with roller chain, which is really really annoying in my experience. The cons are mainly packaging, if you don't like where direct driving makes you put your gearboxes you shouldn't use it. You also have more trouble changing your gear ratio if need be.
Chain drive has the pro of letting you put your gearboxes in the center of your robot and quick reduction adjustments with different sprockets, with the con of a lot more weight, and dealing with the tensioning hassles of roller chain.
If I remember you guys from CT correctly you'll need to add two more gearboxes to your robot either way.
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