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Re: Throwing Problems/Motors

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Originally Posted by stretch851 View Post
Yes our pivot is three foot off the ground. our arm is curved so that it's height/length(frame to pivot, dy) is about two feet. Oh what does the 1:1 ratio do? We figured a 1:1 ratio was good.
The ratio isn't strong enough. Changing the pivot pulley will give you a larger gear reduction. You probably don't even need to change it that much because the gear ratio of the gearbox will be multiplied by the gear ratio of the pulley.
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