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Re: Diffrent Transmission Advantages
It's also worth mentioning the great range of options you can get with AndyMark gearboxes. Lots of them give you different gearing choices; the Stackerboxes and planetaries can both have stages added to increase reductions, the Supershifter and gen 1 and 2 shifters have different speed ratios as well as final gearing ratios, and the Toughbox has several different gearing configurations (3.56, 5.95, 8.45, or 12.75 to one). AndyMark definitely has the most to offer as far as gearboxes are concerned.
For manipulators, Banebots offers some great gearboxes, too. The 42mm planetaries come in a lot of different ratios and they are easy to mount. There have been problems with the bigger planetaries in the past, but they can work alright as long as you don't put them through too much abuse.
Past traumatic experiences with the DeWalt transmissions make me not very fond of them, but other teams seem to have good results.
EDIT: also, I prefer the Gen 1 AM shifter over the Gen 2 shifter. Since it's symmetrical, you can flip the plates around to make it more compact. The only thing the Gen 2 has to offer over the Gen 1 is that it is able to use the big CIM motor, but that motor was illegal last year. (We don't know if it will still be illegal next year, but there's a good chance)
Last edited by s_forbes : 13-12-2008 at 21:49.
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