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Re: Globe motor to spike controller

We had used the globs on spikes in the past, and in my opinion they get better use off a spike than a victor. Most of the applications for globes only require directional movement, not variable speed.
We passed inspection with it at VCU in '04, but when we got to Nats we were told "we weren't allowed to run the globes off a spike". I couldn't believe it, so we ended up taking that mechanism off the robot (goal hook)
I concur, globes should be used for simple applications, thus not meeting the 22A stall, and should be perfectly fine for a spike.
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