[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Madison

No worries -- I just want to keep an eye on things as we continue testing and our robots are very similar. I think the PVC is absorbing a lot of the shock loading we've imparted into the system by rapidly stopping and changing direction. The aluminum won't do that nearly as well and we'll likely need to be kinder to the gearbox.

I just ordered a 1.25" OD x .083" wall 2024 Aluminum Round Tube. We'll swap it in on our practice robot tomorrow and see how things go. Also, for what it's worth, we've been running our motor at 40% of its full power. It's otherwise too fast.

Cool, once we get our robot back together tonight, I'll try to get some more data for you.

What speed does 40% power (I'm assuming 40% signal) equate to? I know that at 100% signal our arm goes up in ~1 - 1.1 seconds (90* per second), but we usually go up in around 2 seconds because it's more controllable.