pic: Light Weight Swerve Module

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by asid61

That tensioning method could be unreliable. Testing would be paramount, and easier would be to have discrete mounting holes for each tensoning distance.
By "top plate" I mean an upper support. Right now, the only thing keeping the module in place is the weight of the robot. You need to have some kind of way to secure the module from above as well, either by means of a plate on top of the module or by using some kind of loose clamp on the bottom plate.
As for gearboxes, I see what you mean. I'm cadding one like this but shifting right now, and the banebots is considerably lighter than the versaplanetary. However, I hear that they can be unreliable.

I've seen you rule out the slot tensioning method in a few places. Have you guys had a bad experience with it?

We've done it numerous times, on 550s all the way up to CIMs, without any issue. It's plenty reliable if the fasteners are tight.

You shouldn't use a socket head by itself as it's small head diameter doesn't grab a lot of meat, so we use buttons or a washer in addition.