Thread: Problems with tuning shooters using AM basketballs on Practice Field?
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Re: Problems with tuning shooters using AM basketballs on Practice Field?
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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
I believe that's what was happening to us. We're using two RS550s for our shooter. PIDs might work better for other teams with higher-inertia shooters. Our shooter consists of five 4" long rollers made from 0.065" walled aluminum tube, there is hardly any mass/inertia there.
Our shooter uses 2 AM 8" FIRST wheels driven by 2 FP 0673 motors and 2 AM 9015 motors. I was hoping having a lot of torque to spare (the motors barely get warm to the touch) might make it more reliable/tunable - we'll see I reckon.
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