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Re: Intake and Shooter (Flywheel) Motors

I would personally recommend using Versa-Planetary Gearboxes for both systems, as they give you the ability to fine tune gear ratios and thus output speeds quickly and easily.

Versa-Planetary's with 775pro motors or BB RS775-18's should be good for both. The gear ratios obviously depending on what size shooter/intake wheel etc.

Something else to consider is that you probably want an encoder of some sort on the shooter, so you get consistent shooting distance. The Versa-Planetary has a encoder stage available this year, which might be helpful for this.