4 Wheel Drive Too Much Traction

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

I know this is a little off topic, but is your robot made out of aluminum? It doesn't look like aluminum to me.

That's pretty obviously bent and welded sheet steel. I know we're all about the lightness in FRC, but has it actually reached the point where people can't recognize steel when they see it?

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

That's pretty obviously bent and welded sheet steel. I know we're all about the lightness in FRC, but has it actually reached the point where people can't recognize steel when they see it?

I recognized it as sheet steel right away, I was just curious because I was talking to someone on 253 earlier and they said they were using aluminum.

[Lil' Lavery]

I'm curious as to how those pneumatic wheels/hubs are fixed to the output shafts on the CIMs. Care to share the details?

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I'm curious as to how those pneumatic wheels/hubs are fixed to the output shafts on the CIMs. Care to share the details?

If I had to guess, I'd say those are AM hubs with the 8mm bore /2mm keyway in them, and a snapring just inside them, bolted to the wheel (ie. the snap ring is on the end of the motor shaft, inside the body of the wheel.

[jblay]

The easiest fix is to put tape on your wheels and leave it there so that the tape is what contacts the ground, the won't be able to push anyone but you will be able to turn, we did this a few years ago wrapping our wheels in duct tape at the competition when we realized it was becoming a really big issue