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Unread 07-12-2011, 21:27
Andrew Lawrence
 
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Re: Custom Vs. COTS Transmissions

We, like the majority of average teams, don't make our own transmissions. We've just never had the need to. A good old 1 speed (last year) Cimple box with 2 CIMs in each has given us the power we need. We MAY go into a shifting gearbox this year, pending on game and drive train. We've never really had the time, resources, or know how to do so, and even if we did make our own, the AndyMark ones (IMO) are better than anything we'd make in build season. Transmissions are something, like swerve drives, better left for the offseason, and even then, we like the AndyMark transmissions, and have no use for custom ones.

And just for fun, I'm gonna quote Karthik: "Build within your means".

Most teams don't have the means/need for custom transmissions. I'm saying most being the majority of teams in the world.