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Re: Team 842 Testing Shots

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Originally Posted by rai337 View Post
Is there any specific reason why you put your pistons in such starting angle?
With a motor, you use a gearbox to trade speed for torque.

With a pneu cylinder, you use leverage to trade force for speed.