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Re: RIP Banebot RS550

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After smoking it on the very first climb attempt, we wound up replacing it with a CIM - at the same gear ratio.
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There's your problem! The banebots motor with the most torque still has over 3 times less torque than a CIM motor.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. We designed for the Banebots, but it didn't come close to meeting the spec, or at least our understanding of it. Not having enough time before bagging to get a new gearbox, we swapped to a CIM without changing gears, other than the pinion. Fortunately, we had only used four CIMs otherwise.
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