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Re: Why not to shift?

If you do decide to use shifting gearboxes, be sure that you have easy access to the shifting mechanism. We had this problem with a summer robot and had to cut holes in our bellypan (solid sheet of 1/8" aluminum) at Calgames this year.

As to disadvantages, they take up more space and weight because of the shifting mechanism and extra gears
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