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Unread 17-01-2011, 22:10
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Re: Minibot climb rate

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Originally Posted by tagayoff View Post
4 way switches are use in rooms where lights are controlled from more than two places at once. The first two locations use 3 way's and the 3rd "or more" use 4 way's. The switch has 4 terminals on it . In one position it connects across. In the other position in cross the terminals. Great for reversing DC motors.
Food for thought...4 way switches will indeed help you reverse your motors but there is a cost. Even stripped down they are relatively heavy and also one must consider the rate of the descent and the endpoint velocity as your bot strikes the base platform. Not sure what the effect on the field element will be. Has anyone tested a motor aided return to the base platform?