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Originally Posted by JorgeReyes
I am wondering if this would be a good idea. To have a robot that is 2 speed and 6cims. Low for around 7 fps and high would be 18-20 fps. The High might sound uncontrollable but what I was thinking is that we could use a button so that when it is pressed, the motors use 100% power but when it isnt it uses 50%. This would essentially give us 4 speeds with a 2 speed gearbox.
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We had adjusted speeds in this range this year, with 2 CIMs and a mini on each side. It was ferocious when accelerating, but ended up tripping the breaker a lot. When we took out the mini CIMs, it wasn't nearly as high performance (to my eye).
With a reasonable talented driver, a good control system, and a bit of practice, you won't need to limit power at all. We used split arcade (faux Chezy Drive), and noticed that the robot was much, much easier to control than with tank. When people think fast drives are uncontrollable, it's usually more a testament to what control system they're using rather than how fast they're going.