Ordered my BOE tractor treads today. Sick of wheels
LoopyByteloose
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Well you only live once and you can't take it with you.
So I put down my nickels and dimes for tractor/crawler treads for my BOE-bot.· Now it can climb over rather than bump around things at home.· It also makes a lot more sense to have the Memsic on board.
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
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So I put down my nickels and dimes for tractor/crawler treads for my BOE-bot.· Now it can climb over rather than bump around things at home.· It also makes a lot more sense to have the Memsic on board.
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
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·· I got mine before coming to Parallax and I must admit, it opened some new doors for the BOE-Bot, since I never ran it outside until I got the tank treads.
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Chris Savage
Parallax Tech Support
csavage@parallax.com
I am wondering if I have to make all the non-driving hubs spin freely or if they are merely for support. I guess the documentation should say, but I haven't found it in there. It just seems too straight forward to bother reading docs.
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
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Chris Savage
Parallax Tech Support
csavage@parallax.com
My appologies in advance if I have offended anyone who actually likes the cheap plasticy orange look.
now I just need to give the wheels a paintjob...light gray or something...that orange just doesn't work for me....
Funny, but the Orange didn't offend me as it seems a natural color to indicate 'dangerous machinery'. I really have to think if I want to keep it or completely Camo the BOEbot.
Belatedly read the documentation after drilling the wrong holes for the Servo hubs. I guess we never really learn to do things in order.
Either I have to locate some more screws [noparse][[/noparse]not too hard] or replace the hubs [noparse][[/noparse]not too hard ethier].
Chris, I apologize for not reading the documents. I am just making you work more. I guess human nature provides you with job security, but I should at least say, thanks.
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"When all think alike, no one is thinking very much.' - Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
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