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Originally Posted by PhilBot
OMG... I started building that exact same robot yesterday.
My design had the magnets above and below the rollers as I didn't know if your configuration would provide enought vertical allignment. I even have that same top switch from Lowes.
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One of our early minibot designs had magnets above and below drive wheels but we found that if deployment wasn't good, the bot would attach with one magnet in contact with the pole, which works very well at increasing friction and helps in the production of smoke signals. Putting the magnet between the rollers assures there is no way the magnet can touch the pole.
John Vriezen
Team 2530, "Inconceivable"
Mentor, Drive coach, Inspector
Seems decretive bumpers are the new rage now. I couldn't stand making them once, never mind twice. - Gregor [more] 
20-03-2011, 10:50
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