Thread: Plantery Gearbox Efficiency
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Re: Plantery Gearbox Efficiency
Based on the efficiency of similar planetary gearboxes, I would guess the Banebots planetary to be around 90% efficient.

I don't think the difference in efficiency between the planetary and any other gearbox will be large enough to affect the outcome of your pushing matches. You really should be gearing your robot to slip the wheels rather than stall the drive motors anyway, in which case the efficiency of your transmissions will not matter.