Attendees: Jordan, Eric, Preston, Asher, Greyson, Nick, Jude
Coaches: Dave, Marcus, Stephen
Attached the new wheels to the launcher. Was able to fire the ball REALLY far at 100% power. Performed more tests at lower powers to successfully launch the ball from the back position. However, this testing, specifically at higher powers, was stripping the plastic from the balls and further testing was no longer launching the balls. The smaller contact area of these wheels was cutting into the balls. Attached the previous, thicker wheels was able to spin and fire the ball successfully using the pusher attachment.
Attached the front sweeper using a tension belt. After testing the sweeper, the ball would get stuck and cause the belt to skip. Decided to move from the tension belt to a chain driven from the motor.
Testing the revolver mechanism was causing the tension belts to skip and would not turn the revolver. Moved the motor to a direct drive from the back of the revolver instead. The revolver now spins, but the balls are getting stuck after a revolution or two.
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