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Re: pic: Team 1086: Blue Cheese presents Caerphilly

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Originally Posted by Toa Circuit View Post
What's your gear ratio?

We're doing a 17:1 reduction to 8" wheels off of 4 total CIMs, and finding we still have too much power. (Stacks tip, not the robot)
We have slightly different gearing for our CIMs and mini-CIMs, but its geared for a top speed of 14-15 FPS.

We have found that gearing for too much torque can cause your movement to be choppy, jumpy, and less easily controlled, so we chose higher speed gearing for smoother maneuvers.

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