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Re: 2 Speed Gearboxes FPS?

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Originally Posted by Mike Marandola View Post
We used:
VEXpro 2 CIM ball shifters
60:24 3rd stage
4 inch HiGrip wheels

It gives us about 4 fps low and 8.4 high. That is a lot slower than I would've liked and it had a negative impact on our game. We want to get the 54:30 3rd stage to give us about 5.5 low/12.6 high but they have been out of stock for a while. We did try out the 50:34 3rd stage but we didn't have enough power and were unable to turn in high gear.
You don't find 5.5 FPS too slow for an open field? I was playing D in our low gear which was 7-8 FPS and still was able to play it well. I know if i saw a robot that slow trying to play D, I would just use high to completely evaid them, you would never be able to get close. I can see it more useful in a broken up field like 2010 but not like 2014.
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