02-01-2015 19:50

JorgeReyes

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

Why was it decided to have the gearboxes in an non symmetrical position?

02-01-2015 20:22

Lexlukener

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

Well for one it is symmetrical it has origin symmetry,but to answer your question it is because if they were together it would be nearly impossible to remove the motors with the long bot configuration. Whereas you would then need to widen the bot, and we just didn't want to have a widebot.

02-01-2015 20:48

wilsonmw04

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

Why butterfly this year?

02-01-2015 21:01

Lexlukener

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

After driving the octacanum last year we realized there was a incredible amount of slippage with the mecanum wheels since we went from a 4" colson to a 6" mecanum rotating at the same speed. Since the only 4" mecanum wheels were provided by VexPro and it was found in our prototype where we used the 6" VexPro mecanums and the rollers were snapping like crazy so we didn't want to take the chance with the 4".So we switched to the 4" omnis from VexPro.

02-01-2015 21:11

wilsonmw04

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

You should look at the 4" AM mechs.

02-01-2015 21:12

Tim Sharp

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

We experienced the same thing

02-01-2015 21:12

Oblarg

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

Seconding this. They look really solid.

02-01-2015 21:17

wilsonmw04

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

Can you confirm the vex mechs you used were the late model and not the new model?

03-01-2015 18:16

Lexlukener

Re: pic: Secret City Wildbots Team 4265 Off-Season Drivetrain #1

Yes in fact they were last years mechs and not the new ones