Thread: Shifting Gearboxes
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Unread 04-11-2013, 23:56
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Re: Shifting Gearboxes
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Originally Posted by pmangels17 View Post
ball shifters have been generally well reviewed as well, though they may be harder to implement in a custom gearbox.
Would you care to back up the second part of this statement?

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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296 View Post
You are right. But I think the main point he was trying to bring is not to use servos, which 67 clearly states they did not and why.
In addition, 67 has stated that they wished to use pneumatics in 2013, but couldn't find the weight for it.


My $.02: If your driver is incapable of easily navigating the field with a single-speed drivetrain (looking at you, lots of rookie teams), how would a two-speed gearbox possibly improve matters? Your time would be better spent on driver training. (This is true for much of time spent on FRC bots, in general.)