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Re: H-Drive Strafing issues

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Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung View Post
I had moderate success with a fixed mount h drive in the fall of 2014 albeit the entire chassis was made of folded 1/8" polycarbonate. The flex in the PC acted like a suspension for all the wheels.
polycarb = tough ≠rigid

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I hate to go off topic, but in all seriousness how did this drive not self-destruct immediately? We've used solid 3/8" polycarbonate plates for our drive system for several years and it barely holds up (it tends to crack a lot). We keep using it because of the weight savings but we have to be very careful with it.
I suspect you were using acrylic (plexiglass), not polycarbonate (lexan). See my post in the Quotes thread yesterday for a description of the difference.
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