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Re: Elevators: Cascaded vs Continuous
We used a continuous elevator in 2011 and we absolutely loved it. The "clean-ness" of one stage coming out a time was really nice in my opinion. It meant for an intermediate lift there were less parts of the robot moving and less load on the system for a lift where the entire length of the elevator wasn't needed.
We used Dyneema sailing line which is basically another brand name of Spectra cable. The nice thing is it can be picked up from West Marine locations (we have a ton around us). It's also available in several colors, which is always a plus. We ran the same line the entire year through ~90-95 matches with no issues. The line is still in great shape this day. Link for reference.
-Brando
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