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Re: How many seconds to climb the rope?

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Originally Posted by qscgy View Post
The mean of the poll responses seems to be 3-6 seconds. Now I feel bad about our 8 second climb. Of course, from what I've seen, most climbers have CIMs. We are using a single Mini CIM with a 50:1 VersaPlanetary, although we have space to put 2 in a 2-CIM VersaPlanetary mounting if those few seconds look like they will make a significant difference.
I just want to let you know that if you're referring to the 2-motor VersaPlanetary adapter, that adapter is not compatible with the mini-CIM as the motor is much larger than what the adapter is designed for. If you are actually referring to the BAG motor instead of the mini-CIM, then the adapter will work with that.

I don't think a fast climb is incredibly important at all levels of play this year; a consistent climb is far more valuable if that's the tradeoff you're making. Since you're using a VP, you can always try a smaller reduction later if you want, such as 40:1, and see if the motor still does a good job lifting with that amount of torque. (I don't know if it will, I'm just throwing it out there).
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