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Originally Posted by Monochron
Yes, but if your motor is connected to your winch shaft throughout the shooting movement then your shooter will be forced to pull your motor as it moves forward. This will be a considerable source of drag. This is why most designs use some sort of shifter which has a neutral gear.
If you know of another way to remove the drag from the system though, that would be great.
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I'm sorry, you're right. I was thinking that the ratchet pawl combo also disengages the motor, but there was no basis for this thought! My apologies.
What it does buy you is the ability to move the disengage to a different portion of the system while the ratchet is taking load, meaning less force is required to pull a dog or whatever you're using (then fire with the ratchet). This is two actuations for the same thing, but could be the right choice for some teams.