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Re: Curved Shooter help

We have a "combined" shooter:

A mini-CIM directly drives a small ~2" "starter" wheel, giving the disc an initial velocity and rotation before it comes in contact with a 6" AM performance wheel with wedgetop tread. This main wheel is driven by a full CIM sped up to a 1:1.2 ratio by a belt. The curved part of the shooter is about 70 degrees and has wedgetop on the curved wall.

Both motors are run at a "fixed" voltage of around 11 volts to account for battery voltage varying during the match. (We read the battery voltage and adjust the input to the speed controller accordingly.)

I don't know what the compression is, but it is not that much - perhaps .25". The wedgetop and the starter wheel really reduce the amount of slipping.

It shoots full court easily and accurately as seen in San Diego. In fact we were very surprised by how well this combined system works.

Good luck!

- Mr. Van
Coach, Robodox
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