Mecanum Implementation in LabView

[xXhunter47Xx]

We've noticed that one of the motors (specifically front right) gets hotter than the rest of the motors after a prolonged amount of use. There is one gearbox that binds slightly and wouldn't spin as well as the others, and that might be what the motor is attached to.
Would that be the problem?

[BenGrapevine]

I'm not at all a wiring person but I'm guessing something related to backflow on the CIM?

[xXhunter47Xx]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Are you doing the explicit steps to compile and download the code to the robot?
On the Project Explorer window expand Build Specifications, then right-click on the entry under that for the pop-up menu:

1. Build
2. Run as startup

or are you using the Run arrow (Debug-only)?

Originally Posted by Cecil

On the bottom of your Project Explorer, you will see "Build Specifications". Expand that, and you will see "FRC Robot Boot-Up Deployment". Right click on this and select "Build". This will build your project (it does not need an active connection to the robot to do this). Once this has completed, right click again and select "Run as Startup". When it has completed, it will ask you if you want to reboot the controller (select yes, it will reboot automatically). Your code should then be persistent on the controller.

Originally Posted by BenGrapevine

I'm not at all a wiring person but I'm guessing something related to backflow on the CIM?

Yeah I'm assuming that that's one of the problems because the code we uploaded was autogenerated by LabView. It can't have been a coding problem because that code wasn't modified.

[Cecil]

Originally Posted by xXhunter47Xx

We've noticed that one of the motors (specifically front right) gets hotter than the rest of the motors after a prolonged amount of use. There is one gearbox that binds slightly and wouldn't spin as well as the others, and that might be what the motor is attached to.
Would that be the problem?

On the gearbox that binds, open it up and check out the insides. On the gears inside the box, you will notice a small raised "flange" on one side of the gear right around the center. That little flange needs to go towards the case of the gearbox to keep it spaced away from the sides. When it is done right, all those flanges should be sitting right against the bearings in the case. Check to see if you don't have gears facing the wrong way, as this could cause too much friction and bind it up.