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Re: pic: Belt Drive Chassis Take 2
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Originally Posted by Clem1640
Try to break it.
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Don't just drive it around. Run it full speed over a bump and see if it survives on impact. Run it full speed into a solid object (e.g. not a freshmen, a wall works well) and see if you can break it. Keep it stalled against a wall to see if it breaks before the breakers trip (if properly designed, the wheels should slip and the belt should not. If neither slips, the breakers will trip after a few seconds. The belt should not slip ever). Try pushing some other robots around. Fight well.
Do this for a really really long time (at least a few batteries). Then you will know if it is good enough.
You might be surprised how much abuse it has to take.
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