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Unread 06-10-2006, 12:31
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Re: New AndyMark Shifters!

These look great, Andy.


One question - have you done any long term testing to see how the servo and the plastic components hold up during extended (and aggressive) use?

Say....running the transmission motors off a power supply for 8 hours while programming the servo to shift at 10 second intervals and seeing if everything is still in one piece and not melted/stripped/on fire the next morning? You know....fun testing like that.

8 hours operating time x (60 minutes per hour) x (60 seconds per minute) x (1 shift per 10 seconds) = 2880 shifts.

48 matches per season (worst case guess) * 20 shifts per match (again worst case guess) = 960 shifts.

I think 8 hours of continuous testing should cover it.
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