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Re: RPM's

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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
You could mount a wheel directly to the globe motor, but it is not a good idea for two reasons.
It has been done. 330's 2002 robot used them to drive a mini-robot for extra points. However, that was maybe 4lbs of metal and wheels. More than that I wouldn't do. (We also used them on an arm in 2004--we used two of them for that particular arm.)
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