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Re: FIRST provided transmissions survey

You need to match your transmission to your strategy. Whether you use a multi-speed transmission or a single speed KOP transmission, you need to know the strengths and weaknesses of your choices and match that up against your needs for your strategy.

Many people here are against the Banebots transmissions because of the carrier plate and carrier pin issues. Fact is (like any transmission you use) you need to understand the forces being put on to the transmissions.

Last year, with 4 Banebots 56mm gearboxes, 16:1 modification, 4WD, 1.2 CoF 7-1/2" pneumatic tires, we were able to successfully defend the rack against even the most potent scorers.

We didn't go with the AM Single speed (only ones in our price range) because we couldn't get the 16:1 ratio we wanted and the motors would have stalled before the tires broke free. With the banebot 16:1s we only broke free at stall torque.

As I said, match your parts to your strategy (or your strategy to your available parts).
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