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Originally Posted by caume
Why did you decide to go with #35 chain this year, instead of the usual #25?
Why did you use a servo in place of the pistons you used in 2014? I'm guessing it was for theoretically infinite hood positions, but I would think 4 or so would be enough. I guess it could possibly require some motor speed modification, but I would think that would be fairly easy...
Isn't a bag motor with a 5-stage gearbox a bit overkill...? I would think having some mechanism like a piston ball loader would be enough, or at least a bag motor with a (planetary?) gearbox with fewer stages
Thanks in advance for any response.
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We bagged Dropshot with #25 chain but during driver practice we broke chain often. We modified the drive train and made the change to #35 chain at CVR (our first event) and did not have any issues during the season.
A servo was used for that very reason. Having a large range of hood positions allowed us to have an accurate shot from anywhere in the Courtyard.
We initially had a delrin basket that was pulled up by pneumatic cylinders to feed the ball into the shooter. The system had many issues leading to inconsistent shots. A custom gearbox was necessary because a planetary did not package inside the hood. The feeder roller and gearbox drastically helped our accuracy along with the other shooter modifications between Week 2 and Week 6.