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Re: Need Specific Help Regarding Mathematics and Motor Choice of Arm

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Originally Posted by ahartnet View Post
In addition to what others have said, make sure you:
1) have the arm load and length set correctly. 22 lbs sounds like a pretty heavy arm and your picture indicated 2.5 feet, but your spreadsheet picture has 3 feet.
2) where is this located in the robot? make sure you're still meeting rule G18 about extending past the frame perimeter.
We used those values to ensure that we would have enough power if we added a few extra parts to the arm or modified it's length.