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FRC #0095 (Grasshoppers)
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Rookie Year: 1999
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Re: FRC 95, The Grasshoppers, Build Thread

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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
The shooter is now wired up and functional!

Here is the firing stage of the shooter spooling up to full-speed. It is powered by 2x RS775Pros with 1:1 versa planetary transmissions. All belts are designed 'perfect' center to center. Shafts are 1/4in steel D-shafts supported by bearings rated to ~50krpm.

Kovaka firing stage spool-up
When I showed this video to my father (Lewis Sussman, he was our head coach for a few years back in the mid 2000's), his response was (and I quote!) "It sounds like a giant hive of killer bees!"