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Re: pic: More CAD insanity

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Originally Posted by popo308 View Post
Add a big sim (assuming its in the KOP) to that gear box so you have 2 small cims, 1 FP, and 1 large cim then i'm positive you will not be pushed around..
The ONLY gearbox I know of that had more than 3 motors was 118 last year. That was 6 motors (all the CIMs) for a 2-speed swerve. Most teams count 3 as the max or overkill. (I know 330 has never had more than 2 motors in a gearbox, and for many years only had one.)

And it's not how many motors you have, it's the traction and torque conversion that matters. I know of a case where a 2-motor drive pulled a 4-motor one around (pulling unintentional, the team would have preferred to push).
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