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Re: Shifting with servos

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Originally Posted by Willyspu View Post
We haven't tested it yet, but we are looking at using one of these https://www.servocity.com/html/hs-805mg_servo.html
to move an arm that will pull & push the dog gear mechanism.


Jim
You sure that's within the servo spec for FRC? 4W, free speed*stall torque is the max.


With respect to the video, that's a non-loaded drivetrain, which will behave differently than a competition drivetrain, and there was at least once when the servo stopped in the middle of a shift. And the servo in general was slower than the cylinder. Both of those can easily be deal-breakers for a drivetrain servo shifter.
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