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Re: forklift system trouble!
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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday
We are planning on doing a Continous ladder system, but are not powering it down. We are using Delron pieces, with nylon washers to separate the pieces. What trouble will we have in using gravity to get it back down?
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In 2007, we used a forklift that was supposed to use gravity to go down but found that friction was way too much. We used aluminum tubing and even when placing slick plastic and a ton of lubricant it simply wasn't enough to make up for the friction. If I was ever going to use such a system again, I'd use bearing of some sort or power the downward system too. Our robot went up whenever we wanted, but then we was stuck up for the rest of the match making our offense useless.(though it did play a part in a defensive strategy)
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