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Re: 2010 Gearboxes. Can they be used for Logomotion?

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Originally Posted by BRTeams_Mentor View Post
The gear ratio might be different but that could be fixed by modifying the magnitude of the signal to the jaguars controlling the CIM motors.
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This is true but isn't really a good practice, you don't want to start designing by planing to compensate for poor mechanical design by using software.

I would reccomend comparing the two gear boxes and adjusting the gear ratio as appropriate.


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Is a gearbox support considered an integral part of it ? - To be more specific...
What if you modified the gearboxes' supports and they are no longer as they were originally provided to the team ?



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I would say yes. My line of thinking for deciding if a COTS part has been changed is to ask "If Team A (not your team) used this part with no modifications at all could the part our teamwants to use be dropped into place as a 1 to 1 replacement for their part with no changes?". In this case it can not be (their mounting may not allow for the modified supports).

As always that is my opinion, ask Q&A if you want an official answer
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