pic: 461's Drivetrain: Dubbed "Fish & Chips"

[Josh Hambright]

Originally Posted by nikkibajbaj

We figured that it didn't need to shift because it already exerts the maximum force that any FIRST drivetrain can...we just figured we should add the fish so we can go faster.

This picture was taken by David Collins, a member of our team, mmmm skid marks on the nice tile floor


And as far as tropical goes, all i have to say is...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Tropical in the way the weather is completely unpredictable or tropical in the large amount of percipitation kind of way?

[team222badbrad]

Well I don't know if you stole the Fish and Chips off my signature?

Ahh It is ok if you did, but it would be even better if you came up with that on your own too!

I do not know if anyone noticed, but months before kickoff I had this in my signature:

Fish and Chips it is.

We were going to make a 2 motor gearbox with the Fisher Price and the CIMs, but luckily we didn't.

Who knows what would have happened with the 6 volt mix up if we would have... (It is too scary for me to think about)

Nice tranny

[CrazyCarl461]

Originally Posted by team222badbrad

Who knows what would have happened with the 6 volt mix up if we would have... (It is too scary for me to think about)

Yeah, we got lucky this time. If we hadn't used the updated torque-speed data for the motor at reduced power, we could have had ourselves quite a mess and/or waste of time.

As for the name, most likely someone on our team saw it on CD somewhere along the line. Maybe we'll call ours the Fish and extra Chips drivetrain since this is a six motor version with an extra side of chips.

[Nikhil Bajaj]

Originally Posted by team222badbrad

Well I don't know if you stole the Fish and Chips off my signature?

Ahh It is ok if you did, but it would be even better if you came up with that on your own too!

I do not know if anyone noticed, but months before kickoff I had this in my signature:

Fish and Chips it is.

We were going to make a 2 motor gearbox with the Fisher Price and the CIMs, but luckily we didn't.

Who knows what would have happened with the 6 volt mix up if we would have... (It is too scary for me to think about)

Nice tranny

I don't recall ever seeing your signature but we'd be happy to give you credit for the the name as well--I thought it was an independant think up of the name. Interestingly enough we are running the motors at 9.6 volts and they are holding up alright--they get hot after 10 minutes or so of consistent running but i'm pretty sure they'll be alright. If not, well, we'll be ready with calculator and last year's fishes in hand so we can adjust the voltage for those to fit with the gearing.

[sanddrag]

I like how the FP is integrated into a later stage of the box and does not need something like a planetary to reduce it. Also, I like how everything is between only two plates. This is a very nice gearbox. In some ways similar to ours.

[RogerR]

Originally Posted by oneangrydwarf

This picture was taken by David Collins, a member of our team, mmmm skid marks on the nice tile floor


And as far as tropical goes, all i have to say is...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Tropical in the way the weather is completely unpredictable or tropical in the large amount of percipitation kind of way?

those skid marks look suspiciously familiar...are you running some AM omni-wheels on your bot? and if not, what kind of wheels (or treads, etc.) leave those kind of marks...

[Nikhil Bajaj]

Originally Posted by RogerR

those skid marks look suspiciously familiar...are you running some AM omni-wheels on your bot? and if not, what kind of wheels (or treads, etc.) leave those kind of marks...

Oh man, you caught us. Yeah, we're running AndyMark Omni's...that was before we lubed them up with some nice silicone spray...after we did that it definitely was a lot better.

[team222badbrad]

Well since you really do have Fish and Chips you can have the name!

We just have a chip.