In the Gen2 kit their are flywheel weights and I have seen many teams use it and I was wondering how they help with the flywheel and why some teams choose to use this piece.
Look at the physics of how a flywheel works (specifically conservation of energy/momentum and rotational inertia) and you’ll see why adding flywheel weights are beneficial top your flywheel.
The flywheel weights increase the inertia of the flywheel and help with the rpm drop when a object goes through.
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An example from our flywheel design. When a single puck flows through there is not much inertial slow down (flywheel speed remains about the same). When multiple pucks flow through the flywheel, it slowed dramatically and most pucks only reached the 2 zone. Frustrating watching the team shoot and when it bogs only scores 2’s. We put a single weight on the wheel and now they reach 3, maybe 4 zone. Our rpm went down from around 80 per minute (gearing helped) down to around 60 rpm; but majority of pucks hitting 3 and 4 zone for our kids. If speed and distance too slow, increase motor velocity. Score increased around 30 -40 points. Help as an example?
Since everyone is writing long answers ill make it short. Flywheel weight make flywheel slow down less when stuff goes through it, hence making it consistent.
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