Scrub friction - Chief Delphi

01-05-2015, 10:32

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Re: Scrub friction

Quote:

Originally Posted by asid61

If you are using 4 traction wheels in a aquare or long configuration, consider changing the back wheels to omnis.

I'm not sure if a tote bot has a front/back orientation.

If the weight is not centered equally over the axles, change the wheels on the axle away from the center of gravity to omnis.

Better yet is to go to a 6 (or 8) wheel drop center configuration. This essentially turns a single long configuration into a number of wide ones.

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