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Originally Posted by dodar
How has it been redesigned?
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Previously we had a 775 pro inside a 4" polycarb drum that drove it through a 2.5:1 reduction with brass gears. This was partially driven by initial packaging concerns, but also because of the 'cool factor'. Turned out we really didn't need the motor to live inside there for packaging. This design proved not to be as consistent as we would have liked, but we really didn't discover that failure mode early enough to change it for Waterford. We got a large variation in top speed - not sure if this was due to gear wear, bearing differences, or inconsistencies between the various motors (we built 3 of these shooters and used a different bearing setup on one of them).
No comment on the new shooter yet - I'll wait until it works before I say anything.