Hi all
My team (much like another post) is getting stuck on executing their flywheel. Going straight to the bottom goal? Works like a charm. But if they angle up for the top goals, it just does not have the oomph. They have tried… many many adjustments but are currently using a 25:1 ratio with the drive shafts 12.5 pins apart.
My background is not engineering and thus, I’m at a loss on other suggestions. Any tips or direction to pass along? These pics are the flywheel unattached…
Wait, now I am confused. @Alex3D said 1:25 is geared for speed, while 25:1 is geared for torque. But this post said 25:1 is geared for speed, while 1:25 is geared for torque.
But that is beyond the point. As a solution, you could try attaching the flywheels closer together or have a bar/ blue ramp underneath it to give it some extra elevation. In addition, if you are using pneumatics, ensure you have a good air pump as bad ones sometimes do not pump fast enough and the solenoids do not go up.
have you tried using the big gear and then the medium gear and and the smallest gear in that order with the biggest gear being the one attached to the motor
That does not change anything. it would still be 25:1
I believe the order of the numbers in the ratio is different in “real life” (in industry) than in vex
Yes the way you list ratio is the opposite in the vex world than it is in the actual world. You can however normally figure it out with context
