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Originally posted by Gobiner
Some team connected the drill motors, with transmission in high gear, to 10" Skyway wheels. According to my numbers, that should make their robot go 29.7 mph. That's a neat trick, can't wait to see a robot go 30 over the hill and crush a few boxes on the other side.
This wont work... You wont be able to move, because the motor wont have enough torque to overcome the friction of the wheels and move your robot in high gear. You must reduce the speed by using gears/sprockets/whatever. You can still go fast, but not 30 mph. Plus, you'd probably trip breakers going that fast anyways
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