pic: S.P.A.M "Littles-C" 12 speed transmission

[miketwalker]

Wow, scary. UCF Regional should be interesting this year hehe.

[jgannon]

Is this for real? Something about that picture is making me want to call shenanigans...

[Jeff K.]

That gearbox is...insane...
Sorta overkill though. For this year, just 2 speed is good. High Speed for when going up and down the field and maybe a lower speed for more torque when carrying the tetra. But that gearbox is awesome, but looks sorta small, i see a person's thumb on top holding the gearbox.

[sanddrag]

I have a feeling this is not an original assemblty made for the 2005 spam robot. I think they pulled it out of something else. The only problem with my theroy is I can't think of anything other than a big rig that would have 12 speeds, and in that case that would be a giant's thumb!

[henryBsick]

In the caption you specify that it is a 12 speed gearbox and a 3 speed shift on the fly gearbox. Is the 12 speed also shift on the fly... or does it have 12 predetermined speeds in which you can select 1 of those before a match?

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by The caption

GaryDill Inc. and Jones'nJones Limited (with their Mark VI, 3-speed, shift-on-the fly design) are competing for the SPAM gearbox contrack.

There's no three-speed pictured there. At least no three-speed that looks like anything I've ever seen...

[russell]

I am thinking he means it is kind of like a bicycle. Sort of. Without actually studying the picture I am guessing that he means that they can select any one of four ranges of gearing with the bot stopped, then when they are running they can select one of three settings within that range. Or maybe the other way around. Now that I think about it, it really doesnt have anything to do with a bicycle, but whatever.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by russell

I am thinking he means it is kind of like a bicycle. Sort of. Without actually studying the picture I am guessing that he means that they can select any one of four ranges of gearing with the bot stopped, then when they are running they can select one of three settings within that range. Or maybe the other way around. Now that I think about it, it really doesnt have anything to do with a bicycle, but whatever.

I think he's talking about two separate things. There's this alleged 12-speed box, and there's a three-speed SOTF box. They claim that they are trying to decide between them, but I call shenanigans.

[russell]

Oh, ok. I didnt read the caption, and our team doesnt do gearboxes. Our highest precision tool is a sawzall, because our wood bandsaw, wont seem to cut straight through aluminum. It works ok through thin steel though (having a wood blade on really helps!)

[henryBsick]

I did mean two seperate things... a twelve speed... and a three speed shift on the fly. Now that I think about it I am also calling "shenanigans" I don't see a four speed necessary let alone a twelve speed, it is ridiculous over-kill. Good try SPAM guys. Probably the best teaser I have seen yet.

-Henry

[Gary Dillard]

I can neither confirm nor deny any knowledge of this, except:

1) I have seen and touched it
2) This is a true 12 speed gearbox.
3) You can barely see the bronze shifting mechanism in the shadows in the back. We wouldn't want to give EVERYTHING away.
4) One of our sponsors (the one who owns a machine shop) now has a son on the team and apparently has time to tinker.
5) The "Jones&Jones" 3 speed shift on the fly gearbox is equally as sweet.

[nuggetsyl]

maybe i am stuck in the past but why would you need to have more then a 2 speed transmission. the field is not that long

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by nuggetsyl

why would you need to have more then a 2 speed transmission

because..... it's really cool to have one.

[tiffany34990]

well I can't say much either but I will say just as Dillard has: I've seen it, touched and and looked at it. S.P.A.M. is just wonderful what can I say. 12 speeds yeah we have nothing better to do with our time along with many other projects we do in the fall.
So yeah 12 speeds seems a bit much but hey it's us Speed Power and Maneuverability that's what S.P.A.M. is all about.

[Kyle Love]

Originally Posted by nuggetsyl

maybe i am stuck in the past but why would you need to have more then a 2 speed transmission. the field is not that long

I agree...I would guess this is just for fun and would not be put on a robot because it would be nearly useless to shift through 12 gears. At tops I believe a team may need a 3 speed. But 12 is too much for my blood. If this was just for the heck of it or not I think its awesome!