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Unread 14-09-2004, 07:47
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Re: Efficent number of Gear ratios...

We have found that a single speed can do almost everything in our two minute match. So why did we build a two speed? It seems that every year we end up pushing other robots. For this you need to have gear that allows efficient use of the motors. This speed is fine for the match but there always seems that it is too slow for part of the match, hence the two speed.
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