Thread: Shifting Gearboxes
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Unread 04-11-2013, 13:33
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Re: Shifting Gearboxes
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
Double solenoids let you maintain the gear selection when the robot is disabled. That can be important for autonomous mode, where you can choose in advance which gear to start in and not have a problem with the gear not being engaged at first.
Exactly.

Of course, it works fine with a single solenoid, albeit less efficiently.