Flywheel Weight

Weights would certainly increase the energy that is transferred to the balls while shooting; but at the same time, it would put more strain on your motors.

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Ooooo also check out my hood lfywheel :rofl: [:O] [VEX IQ Turning point] Ok I didnt use flywheel weights i just strapped a bunch of gears around the flywheel and that worked pretty well. With a single motor the recharge time was <0.5 seconds. also since the high hang dump…

Having more weight on the flywheel increase the moment of inertia, which allows you to store more energy without needing to increase the rpm. When a flywheel is shooting a ball, the ball is stealing energy from the flywheel, and using it to get launched out of the bot. If there isn’t enough energy, …

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There is a topic that can help you with that. [image] I am building a flywheel and I need help VEX IQ General Discussion Anything can be strong enough with enough structural support and a good gear ratio smirk But yea, I didn’t think a single flywheel would b…

Im just interested: was strapping multiple wheels on the flywheel a good alternative? Also do rubber bands on the wheel actually help? It didnt make a difference on my troll bot

In VRC we put rubber bands on to increase the grip of the flywheel, but if the tire itself is grippy enough then there’s not as much of a need for them, unless you’re using them to smoothen out the flywheel’s surface. Keeping the bands aligned can also be annoying.

True, It matters about speed and how well the flywheel can launch a ball. I don’t seem to find a diffrence when putting weights or I don’t seem to find a diffrence when putting rubberbands.

I’ve found the rubber bands to increase the consistency of the shot. I would guess this is because they provide a consistent grippiness to the balls, and the wheels themselves, for whatever reason, don’t. Then you might be wondering, “Does a lot of rubber bands make it work even better?”. My answer …

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