Thread: Motors for ball launchers
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Re: Motors for ball launchers
As of right now, MORT has considered a few options:
Throwing arm; probably unreliable
Dual wheel design
Single wheel design (probably prone to jamming and unpredictable spin on balls)

The other consideration with a dual-wheel design is whether to mount the wheels on the sides or the top and bottom of the ball.
Personally, I think the most reliable design for a shooter is one or two wheels (heavy for high momentum) on either side of the ball (horizontally). The wheels will align the ball as it feeds and the forces are balanced on either side to prevent spin.
In terms of motors, the big CIMs have been allocated to DT, so it looks like an old CIM for the shooter.

Any comments?
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