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Re: Ball Magnets

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Originally Posted by BJC View Post
I will put it this way.

I would rather have a good ball magnet then a good kicker.

That being said depending on where your kicker kicks you limit your options.

Also by far the best ball magnet is the pincher which is generally about as wide as the robot and uses a spinning top roller to pull the ball into a clamped position. When doing this you want to make sure that you use small diameter rollers and cover it with somthing that doesn't slid on the ball (your choice). Also for best results the top roller should be spinning twice the floor speed and able to stop when a ball is possessed. Maby use a beam sensor. However, if trying this don't use a fisherprice because it will stall.

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We use a FP on our ball magnet and we have no problems with it works great! I'm not sure what the ratio to the roller is but i know we use a FP motor on the roller and we have faced no problems with it besides the wires not being properly crimped.

just my .02

Andrew