Second set of motors

[GortGortGort]

Originally Posted by Ikillee

Our team has a 2 motor drive train. We have the 2 gearboxes from last year. How easy is it to mount the gearboxes and motors to the wheels? A friend of mine from another team wasn't directly involved with this but he did say it was really easy. Also how significantly does the programming need to adjust? Our chassis is 27"wide by 28" long.

Hi , I just posted a photo for you as the gears are in fact different from last year . We infact just ran in to this problem on our bot . You can see the photo .http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/39698
Hope this helps .

[mrnoble]

Both last year's and this year's kitbot gearboxes were designed to work with two CIM motors per box, so you could run a 4-CIM drivetrain. It is irrelevant that they are different from each other. Mounting a second motor to each gearbox only requires that you attach the proper pinion gear (with key), and insert it into the space that's already there for it in the gearbox. Screw the new motor into place, then add two more motor controllers to your wiring and electronics setup.

[mrnoble]

Also, adding the new motors at competition (once you've got the relevant parts) will be even easier than at your school/garage, simply because most of the teams there are not only skilled at doing exactly the work needed, but they will be thrilled to help. It is one of the joys of most FIRST teams to help other teams out in the pit area.