16-07-2009 10:45

Taylor

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What price do you expect?

16-07-2009 11:35

Chris is me

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Is it available in tye-dye powdercoat?

16-07-2009 15:45

GarrettF2395

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Wow, I can't wait for these babies to go into production!

16-07-2009 20:01

ajlapp

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Not set yet.

In kit form without a motor, wheel or drive hub it will be less than $250 each.

16-07-2009 20:25

Akash Rastogi

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That would be a pretty sweet deal considering labor/machining.

Are the parts shown anodized?

16-07-2009 20:37

gorrilla

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does it come with a Key'd(?) or HEX drive shaft?

also..how much does each one weigh?

16-07-2009 20:42

ajlapp

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The parts shown are anodized black. This is the planned production finish.

The drive shaft is .5" hex to interface with Andymark gearsets.

The weight, as pictured is 8.4 lbs.

16-07-2009 20:46

gorrilla

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can it be modified to allow a wider wheel?

16-07-2009 21:21

ajlapp

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A max wheel width of 2" is capable.

16-07-2009 21:29

Akash Rastogi

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That is some really awesome stuff to hear. Can we choose anodizing colors?

17-07-2009 08:01

Jared Russell

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You can always re-anodize it yourself (all you need is a battery charger, a few gallons of battery acid, and some poor unfortunate soul's bathtub )

02-08-2009 18:44

IndySam

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Got to see this unit in person at IRI and I was very impressed with it.

02-08-2009 19:07

Chris is me

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Ditto. It was pretty hefty but seemed really solidly built. I might try and convince my team to buy one before we build our Poly Swerve, but I doubt we have the offseason build funding.

02-08-2009 19:21

Akash Rastogi

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I'm still telling you man, that poly swerve doesn't sound like too good of an idea. The strain on the walls of the module might be too much. CAD it out and try some stress testing first.

02-08-2009 19:33

ajlapp

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A quick thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth this weekend at IRI to chat!

Overall the response to the Wild Swerve modules was very positive. I'm excited to bring this very famous design to the FIRST world.

Please stay tuned to our website for production dates and pricing.

02-08-2009 19:39

IndySam

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It was a bit heavy but it also used standard AM gears without lightening. A little work on those by a team would go a long way.

02-08-2009 20:20

Chris is me

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It's being done 100% in CAD first, yeah. This is the OTHER reason I wanna borrow 221's model

03-08-2009 22:18

samir13k

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what are the gears used in this? and what is the final reduction also? thanks

03-08-2009 22:38

Chris Fultz

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Anthony can give the details, but the gears are standard AndyMark. There are multiple combinations that can be used to give several different final drive ratios.

03-08-2009 23:45

ajlapp

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The gears used are standard Andymark.

All ratios start with a 14 tooth CIM gear to a 35 tooth .375" hex gear.

The remaining gears can be any that follow the Toughbox spread of 64 teeth max.

There are many ratios possible, the four most relevant using the CIM are as follows:

14.8:1 or about 4.8 ft/sec at max power
9.87:1 or about 7.2 ft/sec at max power
6.94:1 or about 10.36 ft/sec at max power
5.36:1 or about 13.4 ft/sec at max power