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Re: Modifying Vexpro Ball Shifter transmissions

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Originally Posted by Kernaghan View Post
I wonder if there is a way of modifying the ball shifter to avoid pneumatic shifting all together, even something like using window motors(servo might not be powerful enough to shift on the fly).
Absolutely there is, but for most, pneumatics are far more reliable, simpler, and lighter. These can easily be shifted with a servo, it that servo used, say, a Chap-Stick "extender" mechanism to do the actual pushing.
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