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Re: Intake Conveyor Ideal Speed

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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04 View Post
you want the linear speed of your intake to be faster that you can drive forward. One of my build members, now an alum, has a rule of thumb that it should be twice as fast as your drive. Once you get it there, you can tweak it to suit your needs.
Second this.
Every ball intake I ever designed had a linear speed that at least matched our robot in high gear forward speed. This allows all the balls to clear the intake at the speed you're travelling so you don't start plowing them and pushing them out of the way.
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