pic: Diamond Wheels after 10 minutes

[JamesCH95]

Originally Posted by sst.thad

Its a 6WD WCD, but currently only the center wheel is driven. Its geared to about 10.5 FPS, and weighs 75 lbs. We did notice it was slipping, only if we went full forward and full back, which we didnt do too often.

Wait wait wait... you're using a 6-cim 2WD setup, geared relatively low, on a very light robot?

You're hilariously inside the 'traction limited' operational regime and I would wager a large sum of money that you're spinning wheels WAY more than you think you are.

See this drivetrain chart: http://team358.org/files/mechanical/...nRefTables.jpg

You're robot is 50% of the weight of a fully-loaded FRC robot (in round numbers), and thus has less than 50% of the assumed weight (148lbs) on its driven wheels. With a 4-cim drive you're well within the 'safe' i.e. 'traction limited' case. With 6 cims you're just begging to spin and roast wheels.