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Re: 3647 up and runnning

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Originally Posted by BeltSanderRocks View Post
I asked because we have 550's with 4:1 gearboxes and plan to use them, but we are afraid of them being undertorqued. It seems like yours is working fine, so we may want to try that reduction out.
Our design called for banebot 550s with the 4:1 gearbox and an additional 2:1 reduction. We ended up having some issues with being undertorqued and have since switched to window motors. Our design had a belt system and compression plate combo.

Very nice robot 3647! Those wheels are awesome!
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