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Originally Posted by PhilBot
I stand corrected... Using the motor to brake the lift's motion is a good way to deal with rubber bands, but it did move the power problem to the other end of the motion.
Of course it's OK to use human power to bring the lift down again, but you probably discovered that it's quite a bit of force to apply.
What does your "new" design do?
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It took QUITE a bit of force (one almost-adult, male team member using all the force he had to push down while running the motor backwards to spool up the rope)
I am not currently at the liberty to talk too much about our most recent design but it uses an ACME threaded rod for movement along with the aid of rubber bands. It does go both up and down, which is a step up, and is very quick to lift.
