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Re: The best multi-speed transmission
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Originally Posted by squirrel
I can understand making a manipulator transmission as light as possible. The problem I see with a light drive transmission, is that the saved weight might be put higher up on the robot...resulting in a tippy bot.
Wheels, frame, and drivetrain is where you want the weight to be.
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Agreed... however, I would much rather cut a chunk of my 10 lb lead block off than have to drill a bunch of holes in the rest of the robot because we forgot to put on the LED, the team numbers, or the PVC flagpole mount... you get my point.
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Last edited by Travis Covington : 18-04-2007 at 23:20.
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18-04-2007, 23:17
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