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Re: Ball Knocker Advice

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Originally Posted by 2166BlueBotics View Post
Are you talking about hitting it off with some device, or actuating something and then running into the ball? Has anyone calculated approximate forces required to do either of these actions?
As of last night our plan was to have a 2" diameter pipe with a 1.5" pipe inside. Mount a pulley of some sort at the top to prevent cable wear and friction, and then increase the inches/sec by either attaching the winch spool to either a gear geared up to a better ratio or by using multiple pulleys.