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Re: Stepper Motors
This has been discussed before.
Steppers are really hard to use effectively, it would just widen the gap between the better engineering teams and the less experienced.
It uses open loop control so if it loses steps they stay lost and can accumulate. In an FRC environment there are just too many opportunities to loose steps and it would likely end up being a nightmare for all but the best teams.
An encoder versaplanetary stage accomplishes the same result in a more robust way without changing the rules. I've seen clever ways to attach encoders to versaplanetaries so even this isn't really necesary. (a half inch hex encoder would be cool though)
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2010-2012 FRC 865 Warp7 Student, Mechanical
2013 FRC 1310 RUNNYMEDE ROBOTICS Student, Mechanical, Design
2014 FRC 865 Warp7 Student, Mechanical, Design
2015 FRC 865 Warp7 Alumni, Mechanical Mentor
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