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Re: Colson 101

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Originally Posted by Josh Drake View Post
Has anyone tried a Colson on a swerve module?
Team 228's 2010 Swerve Used 'Cut' Colsons, Team 148's 2008 swerve used Colsons, Along with 3928 (2012) and Team 40 (2011) as already mentioned.

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Originally Posted by jwfoss View Post
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- They "warm up" during a match (gearheads may find this interesting)
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In a simple pushing test in the pre-season (I sat on carpet, had the drive push against my feet for ~15 seconds) I found that the wheel temperature got to ~100-105* F depending on which drive wheel it was (30* increase from room temperature of ~70*). There was a noticeable improvement in performance immediately following this test, almost as if the drive had more 'bite' on the carpet.
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