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Re: Has anyone driven over the scoring platform with the KOP AM14U2?
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We tried it with an old 6" Mecanum robot with 40-50 lbs on one side of the drivetrain, and it barely bottomed out on the edge. Its control board, however, is dropped a little, so from what I've seen, 6" Mecanums should work. Strafing isn't great with that kind of off-center weight, though.
Did you notice a problem with driving due to the 2 different CoF?
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Re: Has anyone driven over the scoring platform with the KOP AM14U2?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZbCseo-_ks

http://files.andymark.com/AM14U%20Be...izing_Rev2.PDF
This is from the AM14U, but the hole pattern is identical to the AM14U2.
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Re: Has anyone driven over the scoring platform with the KOP AM14U2?
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Did you notice a problem with driving due to the 2 different CoF?
We couldn't get it going fast enough to see a significant problem. Strafing was awful, but it went more or less straight. It did tend to veer off to one side once all four wheels were on the plastic, though.
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