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Re: Elevator Design - Rack and Pinion Cascaded - 772

I would avoid using a rack and pinion in this manner because I am not absolutely confident that we could keep both motors synchronized well enough to avoid binding. One motor spinning at a slightly different speed than the other will eventually cause its side of the elevator to be one or more rack teeth off and the elevator may eventually bind.
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