Thread: non-pneumatic "kicking" mechanism
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Unread 01-02-2010, 09:36
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Re: non-pneumatic "kicking" mechanism
Our kicker is powered by surgical tubing right now, but for competition we will find something stronger. We pulll it back with a window motor, and we have this sort of locking ratcheting mechanism which we will release with another window motor. Our range is looking to be around 40 feet, but it's variable on how far back we wind up the kicker.