Re: Help out rookie/less experienced teams
 

It all depends on what you need it for. 675 uses 12:1 gearboxes and only one team has honestly pushed us. We're a defensive 'bot, however. If you want offence, you'll need to get a higher speed.

Re: Help out rookie/less experienced teams
 

Well what is your wheel speed with a 12:1 gearbox?

Re: Help out rookie/less experienced teams
 

I don't honestly know -- but it's not the fastest in the world. It's actually quite slow.

I'll find the speed later, assuming the bot's running.

Re: Help out rookie/less experienced teams
 

The answer: It varies according to strategy and the games.

As I recall, 1618's drive system this year was geared to around 12 feet per second in high gear and around five in low--I can't confirm those numbers, but they sound about right. Most folks agree that 12 is about the upper limit of usefulness on an FRC field, but we wanted a fast scorer. (We actually wound up with a fast defender, but often the two concepts are intertwined.)

Re: Help out rookie/less experienced teams
 

Ok then thanks for the info, and, sorry for the newbie question, but how do you access the white papers on chief delphi?

Re: Help out rookie/less experienced teams
 

Go to CD-Media (up at the top) and on the righthand side should be the whitepapers section.