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Unread 30-01-2005, 12:35
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Re: Kitbot transmission plate

The gearing this year is definitely adequate to prevent excessive heating. The final ratio (counting the sprockets, not just the transmission) is 17:1 I believe. Last year we ran successfully with a 13:1 ratio, the motors would barely be warm after 10-15 minutes of driving around. They even moved the bot around with a 4:1 ratio, but they were definitely too hot then.

Unless your going back and forward quickly, or in a shoving match for most the 2:15 I would expect the motors to be fine for the match and quite a bit afterward.