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Re: pic: Inverted CIM 2-Speed Gearbox

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Originally Posted by MichaelBick View Post
In our experimentation with a "school A" drivetrain, we've actually found that we like to t-bone and play the "pillar defense" both in high gear. We found that teams can create separation from the t-bone when we are t-boning in low gear. When we are playing "pillar defense", high gear allows us to keep up with opposing robots to effectively block the field. We now teach drivers to only use low gear in head to head pushing matches.
Mind giving traction details? I would expect that sufficiently high traction & gearing, in combination, would lead to popped breakers. I have no experience here myself, but I've read plenty of it on CD from 2014.
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