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Re: Releasing winch system without shifters

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Originally Posted by androb4 View Post
I think it's a pretty good idea, I don't think anyone has thought of this.

Just make sure that the windup only takes less than a revolution of that gear.
We considered it--a rack an pinion with missing teeth on the pinion.

We were afraid that the pinion teeth near the broken teeth would end up breaking during competition.
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