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Re: Are two speed transmissions worth it?
<insert standard "it depends on your needs" text here>
1618 used Gen2 AndyMarks this year. The result was about the fastest thing on six wheels at Palmetto, while still enabling us to push as needed. (Sorry, 342.)
I was actually a little surprised to find out that our driver was using them backwards from what I imagined--apparently, the cylinders were rigged to shift to low when the joystick trigger was pressed, instead of the other way around. Acceleration in high gear was still surprisingly good.
I'm not saying anything definite, but they're certainly on the short list for next season.
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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