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Re: Gearboxes? Help!

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Originally Posted by JVN View Post
What wheels do you want to use? Why?
What configuration do you want to use for your gearbox? (direct drive? gearbox + chain?) Why?
Do you want to push? Why?
Do you want to have a high top-speed? Why?
Do you want 1-speed or 2-speed? Why?
You missed one (arguably) relevant question: How long does it have to run? If it only has to run ten seconds at the end of the match, that's one thing. If it has to run all two minutes, that's another thing. If it has to run all day at a demo, that's yet another thing. (We learned this nearly the hard way; after the season we stripped two CIMs off of our 2011 robot and used it for driver practice. Let's say we didn't get all the runtime we wanted before the motors were too hot to touch.)
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2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor

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