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Re: Which motor to use for the vaccum? (ball gripper)

You need to use a smaller motor, rs 550 or fp and just attach a gearbox to it to get a pretty reasonable reduction. The 550 style motors are the 2nd most powerful motors in the kit, all you need to do is reduce the speed a little.

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