Team 1625 8 Wheel Drive Prototype

[Lightfoot26]

That wiring sure is a thing of beauty.... lololololol

[Ninja_Bait]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot26

That wiring sure is a thing of beauty.... lololololol

It looks like it would be a bit of a pain to service, with all the wires going in and out of holes and tubes and things. It looks nice, but it seems like too much trouble for not enough gain.

[Lightfoot26]

on the contrary my dear friend, you have yet to see the bottom, plus I had labeled them all ect. ect. it was a very meticulous process... PLUS do it right the first time... you won't have to service it

[Arthur]

Originally Posted by Richard

Elegant. I imagine it handles well.

How did you cross-brace the frame?

The frame is cross braced by two welded 2X1 tubes. They're about 6 inches in from either side, but we probably plan on changing that depending upon the game.

Originally Posted by thefro526

I really like what you guys did with the one piece axle/colson hub/sprocket. How much does the entire shaft assembly weigh without the wheel?

Thanks! We thought that would be a nice way to make it simpler all around. According to the CAD, the it weighs about .3 pounds.

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

I cant quite tell from the picture, #25 or #35 chain?
Looks slick!

-Brando

Thank you! We used #25 chain, and it seems to work out well. The middle chain runs are a little bit less tensioned than we would like, but we plan on fixing that when we add the bigger wheels. Even though it is a little bit loose it still has never fallen off.