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Re: Double Shooter for 2013 robot

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Originally Posted by Thunder910 View Post
In theory, a side-by-side double shooter isn't difficult to build- what makes it difficult- especially if you also want floor pickup- is successfully indexing the discs. In addition- you're going to need to design with the number ofmotors available in mind - at least one CIM Per shooter, 4 on the drive train, any sort of drop-down intake will make use of another, etc.

I'm interested to see how your new robot comes out and performs.
Keep us posted on your progress!
There is little reason to use a CIM for each shooter when you have 4 mini CIMs. They are lighter, spin a bit faster, and have sufficient torque. Also, you can spin the shooters off of the same motors, and while your spin up time might suffer, you the time it takes to get all your frisbees out is 1/3 of normal. 3 mini CIMs/2 CIMs powering both shooters will probably be fine.
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