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Re: pic: 955 T-Shirt Bot @ Halftime

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Hmm, 5 compressors, I suppose that would do it. Are you cooling your compressors at all? From my experience in 2008 (my only experience with any sort of pneumatic system) we found that the compressor works much better when kept cool.

Also, and this is something that the electronic people will have to help you with, (by which I mean NOT me, I'm software) what about having 2 or 3 batteries on there? Yes it would increase weight but it would mean you have more energy stored.

And yes, at that weight I would think that the 16:1 would be a great idea, I'd be interested in knowing how hot your CIMs are getting moving that much weight.

One more question, how do the mecanums handle the track? What type of track is it?
We have 6 fans (3 pulling in air in the front and 3 pushing air out the rear) cooling the inside. There is a good flow going through the unit. We already have 2 batteries in the robot. I would rather find some other type of battery (non-kit) to run the entire system then keep adding more batteries.

The CIM motors do a great job in forward and reverse. Its the power loss when driving sideways that is gimping our movement, we believe. The only issue with the track is the red color so far. Our track is relatively new (about 5 years) and when it is damp the red gets on everything.
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