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Re: 2-Speed vs 1-Speed drivetrain

Maybe mechanical efficiency. Just because of the gearing required for shifting. Their is not much difference in watching a 9 fps and a 12 fps robot accelerating just one will reach the top speed and the other will continue to accelerate. Robot weight might also be a factor.

A 1 speed will usually run something like a 12 fps. When 2 speed might have something like 8/15 you could be watching it accelerate on the high gear alone?