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Re: Can you mount the tires directly on the gear box?

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Originally Posted by Daru View Post
We calculated that we would go just under 9fps if we ran the kitbot wheels (6") on the 16:1 transmission with a CIM. We used the max RPM of 5342, which we got off the FIRST Wiki. Just another alternative
Remember that the 5342 RPM number is the approximate free speed of the CIM motor. When placed under load, the motors will run quite a bit slower than their free speed.
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