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Re: General Motor Rules

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
By going to 24V you obsolete every current FRC motor.
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Originally Posted by Travis Covington View Post
And a lot of the electrical system.
No worries you just run all the appendages off of one large motor. The tank drive would use dog gears to reverse and disconnect power on each side and belts and shafts transmit torque to other parts of the robot. It'd work like a early factory or mill with one big steam engine in the basement and line shafts for power transmission.
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