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Re: Pitching Machine Motor Calculations

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Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
Why would you gear it to run slower when you can just put it on a slower duty cycle with the speed controller?
For more torque so the launcher wheel does not slow as much after shooting each ball. And the 3:1 versus 4:1 will match the power curves of the 2 motors (kinda) so both are operating in their sweet spot/range when giving us the RPMs we need. The 2 FP motors will probably do the job though.