Not sure how often Andy or Mark check here, but if you see this, the link for the DS links to the Power Distribution Block page.
The correct link is http://store.andymark.biz/am-0269.html
Got it… thanks for catching that.
AB
We asked our machinist to make us a long tough box shaft last year that could allow an encoder to fit onto it… and it looked surprisingly like this
It seems like AndyMark is really leveling the playing field.
We are working on prototypes for a 10" and 21" Mecanum Wheels.
:ahh: Apparently we can build small cars this year. Maybe this is necessary to house all the new electronics.
Seriously… Two 21" mecanum wheels wouldn’t even fit inside the max robot length, unless the sides go up. Maybe AM is moving into fields other than FIRST?
The 7075 aluminum sprockets are nice; the extra few dollars for aluminum may well be worth the few hours it takes to broach and lighten stock steel ones from other sources.
Edit: Andy, can you post the CAD models for the 12 and 15 tooth aluminum sprockets? Thanks!
Maybe AM got a bid for something like this?
ha!
that would be awsome:D
That is way too cool Art.
About those large mecanums: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=764134&postcount=15
Right from the [designer’s] mouth.
Well surely this means we get CIMS this year?
Not at all. It just means AndyMark is carrying them now.
Remember that AndyMark, while primarily supplying FIRST robotics teams is not limited to solely FRC. They could be carrying CIM’s for a number of reasons.
The most likely reason is that it’s because AM is going to be the official supplier of kit motors for FIRST, but it would be a mistake to assume so.
Well i did hear Andy talking about stocking for the season maybe he just wanted to let teams know that he has a lot of Cims available.
Lies. AndyMark has all those CIMs in stock for college students’ crazy projects. :rolleyes:
Actually I would say that the most likely reason he is carrying cims is because most of his gearboxes are designed to use them. I thought a long time ago he should have done this so people outside of FIRST could buy a toughbox and motor for it in the same place.
As for Cims in the kit, I would be surprised if they weren’t there but am making no assumptions. The CIM motors are ordered and labeled specifically for FRC and it wouldn’t take much for FIRST to pick a different motor from the same manufacturer. That being said there are many things that changing the main drive motors effects, such as the electronics, gearboxes, wheels, required field robustness, etc. I would suspect that if a change of the motors occurs it will be a minor shift with little differences like mounting; something like this would be easy to modify existing gearbox design for.
Andy,
When are we going to see photos of the GEM500 gearbox? Way to tease us with a description of the newest toy in the AM gearbox arsenal but not show us what it looks like. Thanks in advance.
-wayne
It looks like a picture was just put up, looks slick!
The question now becomes: “Can it handle two CIMs and will they sell the adapter?”
No, it is designed for only 1 CIM.
Andy B.