Minibot help

[TheGuyz]

I was just wondering how some teams get their minibot up the pole so fast.
Our minibot climbs the pole in 6-7 seconds. We currently have one wheel running off of two motors. Any tips or advice?

[MP3341]

take off those gearboxes, attach tetrix shaft onto the motors, wrap it with latex tubing, and use magnets. you should get under 2 secs

[TheGuyz]

Ok thanks. Use magnets for what?

[548swimmer]

Originally Posted by TheGuyz

Ok thanks. Use magnets for what?

Attatching to the pole.

[TheGuyz]

oh srry i am not a build so i ask stupid questions like that

[MP3341]

^ pretty much

[TheGuyz]

we dont have a gearbox we just have 2 gears

[548swimmer]

Originally Posted by TheGuyz

we dont have a gearbox we just have 2 gears

The motors come with a pre-attached gearbox. Did you take that off?

[MP3341]

theguyz, perhaps you want to reduce the weight and not use wheels

[TheGuyz]

I think they did take off the gearboxes because when I saw the motors they didnt have any on them. we reduced the weight of the minibot to around 5-6lbs

[MP3341]

hmmm, trim the weight if you want a faster minibot, but if it works and remain consistent, its still competitive.

[TheGuyz]

Ok thanks for all the advice

[jblay]

Play around with the gears in the gear box and play around with taking the gearbox off