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Originally Posted by roboteer49
Ive been thinking about doing a chip only drive system. It appears that the chip has more speed than the drill(5500 to 1000ish) Wouldn't it make more sense to use the chip over the drill. Chips have more torque too I believe. Why do many teams use only drills when chips are more powerful (besides mounting and placing a gear on it.) In terms of power shouldn't u use just chips over drills. thanks 
P.S. I know both is better than just one
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IMHO chip only drive is the way to go. You get very good power and speed along with a very simple mount(two 10-32 holes). The chip is also a very reliable motor. I rarely hear or people damaging the motor or burning it out(doesn't mean it doesn't happen) where as drills have a tendency to wear out faster and burnout or blow through clutches.
I also am not an advocate for the two motor drive with the electrical system that we are given to work with. It seems to take too much current draw and the robot 'runs out of gas' before the finish. I've formulated this based off my 2003 experience with multiple motor drives.
-Pat
-p.s.: Rmmbr keep it simple stupid