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Re: VersaPlanetary Failures

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Originally Posted by Andy A. View Post
The motor/gearbox/flywheel go from very high speed/low load to (still) very high speed/high load as they start to accelerate the ball up to speed.
Couldn't this type of problem be avoided in software via PID/Encoder where it maintains the same speed? (Assuming of course the shooter is optimized mechanically to allow desired steady rate to be lower voltage say 65%).