Robot Carts

[jcatt]

I still love our old cart that I and two other teammates built during the off season!

It featured:

• 2500 Watt amplifier
• 1.5 Fared capacitor
• 2x 12" Subs
• 4x 4x6" Woofers
• 2x 8" Woofers
• 4x 5 1/2" Woofers
• 2 Tweeters
• DVD Head unit
• 2 LCD Monitors
• Built in Robot battery chargers
• Steel hardware store cart
• Aluminum and Plywood Frame

I still feel that it was us that caused the addition to the "no music on robot carts" rule. Mainly because of the cart party we held at nationals 2006.



But we don't use it anymore, mainly because it was sooo heavy, and bulky. Not to mention that after 3 seasons the batteries didn't hold a there charge for more that a hour, and getting new ones would been expensive and not worth it. So now we use a simple cart that actually fits threw our shops doors.

A good thing to remember that what ever you put on you cart you have to move it around and get it through doors. So don't make it too heavy or too wide. Don't forget that you also have to get it to the competitions, so make sure it is either collapsible or modular otherwise it will be difficult to get it the competitions without a trailer. Also pneumatic wheels are a must, otherwise you might have everything fall off as you go over bumps and cable runs. Just keep to good ergonomics and you'll be fine.