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Unread 07-02-2011, 00:09
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Re: Team 3637 Fully Functional Robot with Scissor Lift and Arm - Video and Pics

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Originally Posted by Aren_Hill View Post
Stronger as in more torque required? that's not the gearboxes problem, its yours. Find a way to gear it down further if that's what you need.

(330, 2007 was fp gearboxes through a 2 stage sprocket reduction to move the arm up and down.)
This is true. But same can go for any motor. You can reduce the crap out of any motor. So yes theoretically you could gear them to have the same torque. I have no idea which one is faster at that high of a reduction.
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