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Originally Posted by luckof13
Hi, my teams plan right now for our ball launcher is to mount one or two of the Bane Bot RS-775-18V (at 12V) motors to CIMulators, and then into a CIMple box; which will then drive two 8" 2011 KoP wheels via chain or belt. However, we have no experiance with these motors and gear box. Do you think that this is a viable/reliable option?
Also, I see that some people have used the Fisher Price motors to drive ball launchers like this. How are these motors attached? Is there a COTS gear box, or do you have to custom make one?
Thanks.
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That seems like a lot of gears to go through between your motor(s) and your shooter; you'll loose a lot of efficiency that way. You may want to just skip the CIMple box and go directly from CIMilator to shooter. My team tested direct-driving CIMs on our prototype shooter and it worked great.
As for the Fisher Price gearbox, the AndyMark planetary gearbox (am-0002) is really easy and works well. It's just like a CIMulator from BaneBots, although we've never used a BB CIMulator on one of our 'bots.