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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.
Why not just pick which way the cylinder defaults to with a single solenoid?

I dont see an advantage for a double solenoid in shifting.

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