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Re: 816's Robot as of 2/2/08

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Originally Posted by chinckley View Post
What kinds of speeds does the FP motor do. They said above that the Van Door takes 10-12 seconds to raise or lower. We wanted to know if the FP or RS550 are faster? Does anyone have any specs on these?
I'm not sure for this system, but on 330's cable lifts, as much as five seconds for a similar height, after running them through a stock FP gearbox. It would be a good idea to "gang" two FPs to aid in power. Unfortunately, I am not sure where the specs for them are...
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