pic: FTC Custom Drive Train

[IceStorm]

I thought about doing the same thing with the thunderhex. we did this last year with our FRC team to adapt a 10 turn pot to a shaft to track the height of our linear lift. worked out really great only instead of drilling and tapping a hole in it we cut a slit down it and used a shaft collar to lock it back together. we may have to see if we have a piece of thunderhex around and try this out.

thanks for the cad file. and the explanation of it. do you see any reason this wouldn't work with the #35 sprockets from vex pro?

-Chad

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by IceStorm

thanks for the cad file. and the explanation of it. do you see any reason this wouldn't work with the #35 sprockets from vex pro?

-Chad

#35 chain on a FTC robot?

[cadandcookies]

Originally Posted by IceStorm

thanks for the cad file. and the explanation of it. do you see any reason this wouldn't work with the #35 sprockets from vex pro?

-Chad

I don't see a reason why it wouldn't work, but I'd probably go with a couple of the #25 sprockets instead of one of the #35 doubles. I'm pretty sure buying an adapter plus two of the VexPro sprockets is cheaper than getting a single sprockets from AM or Tetrix (although I suppose those have the advantage of just dropping in).

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

I don't see a reason why it wouldn't work, but I'd probably go with a couple of the #25 sprockets instead of one of the #35 doubles. I'm pretty sure buying an adapter plus two of the VexPro sprockets is cheaper than getting a single sprockets from AM or Tetrix (although I suppose those have the advantage of just dropping in).

The biggest advantage of the AM sprocket is not having to rely on a set screw to transmit torque from the motor output shaft. AM found the slit + collar clamp method that IceStorm mentioned to be more reliable, which is what that sprocket operates on.