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Re: pic: New serve mk.1-2517

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
As long as you use a beefy turning motor (not a window motor) you should be fine.
a bane bot 775 (i think) on a 132:1 ratio is what we used this year with no problems, and most likely what we will use on the prototype, if we have any issues we may use a different gearbox, or find a way through code that the wheels never pivot in place, only when the wheels move forward/backward will the assembly turn, but this is what we are prototyping to find out.
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Last edited by kk052 : 09-07-2014 at 15:59. Reason: wrong gear :)
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