FRC971 Spartan Robotics 2016 Release Video

[Mike Schreiber]

Originally Posted by AustinSchuh

For the intake, we've gotten really good at timing belt reductions, and the single reduction from there would have been required anyways since we needed to power the gearbox from the middle of the shaft anyways. The VP wouldn't have actually made it much simpler.


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We've been running timing belt reductions as the first stage since 2013, and have really liked it. They are much quieter, and we don't see wear.

Is there anything special you're doing that I'm not seeing? Looks like math center-to-center distances - no tensioning. Does this reduce lash significantly compared to spur gears in the first stage? Aside from over-sized hex, what else are you doing to remove lash from the system?

Awesome robot - as always.