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Re: 3 Wheel 3 CIM shooter

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Originally Posted by nathannfm View Post
This is doing that to an extent as the first wheel it contacts is going 5,300 RPM and the next 2 are going 6,200, We enjoy not having to worry about chain or gearboxes and seeing as we are getting more than full court shots (with amazing accuracy, hitting the same cinder block on the wall 3 times in a row from 70 feet) this is the design we are going to go with.

You know you don't *have* to do this with gearing, right? Those motors are on speed controllers, so you can simply experiment with the speed values you send them once you have a proper control system in place. Many teams have reported great success with 2xCIM linear shooters, direct drive to the wheels, with the first one set about 60% speed.