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Ordered my BOE tractor treads today. Sick of wheels

LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
edited 2006-03-04 09:58 in Robotics
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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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-02-28 20:07
    Kramer,

    ·· 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
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-03-03 10:14
    Yeah, I am now painting my BOEbot chassis in camo. There is just something about the feel of 'raw' aluminum that I don't like. I just happened to buy a couple of spray cans of paint - dark yellow and olive green for another project.

    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 SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-03-03 15:20
    They should all spin freely...Anything that doesn't will put extra load on the servos and potentially cause binding.

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  • Steve JoblinSteve Joblin Posts: 784
    edited 2006-03-03 17:56
    Kramer - I painted all the "ugly" orange hubs flat black and had no problem having them spin freely. I used spray paint and applied many thin coats so there wouldn't be any globs of paint...

    My appologies in advance if I have offended anyone who actually likes the cheap plasticy orange look.
  • Charlie JohnsonCharlie Johnson Posts: 147
    edited 2006-03-03 19:21
    I like the idea of changing the color of the Boe-Bot and tread hubs.. can't wait to get my tank treads.. unfortunately/fortunately my treads are bundled with an order of HB-25's so still waiting on those. :-(
  • voodoofishvoodoofish Posts: 67
    edited 2006-03-04 00:29
    I set up the tread yesterday...and the thing looks reallymean [noparse]:)[/noparse]
    now I just need to give the wheels a paintjob...light gray or something...that orange just doesn't work for me....
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-03-04 09:58
    The chassis is mainly 'dark yellow' [noparse][[/noparse]a Desert Storm Humvee yellow] with splatters of Olive Drab and splatters of black, but I guess I could do all the hubs in Olive Drab.

    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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