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View Poll Results: Is shifting necessary?
Absolutely: you must shift to be competitive. 25 24.27%
Shifting would help a great deal in the game. 54 52.43%
Single speed works just fine. 19 18.45%
Building a shifting tranny is NUTS. 5 4.85%
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The TechnoKats have been shifting gears since 1999.

We see these benefits:

1. Of course, there is the combination of power and speed.

2. When we run in high, we usually are pulling more amps through the electrical system and causing the 30amp breakers to start breaking out. This would usually happen about 1 minute into the match. When this would happen, we would switch to low gear and the amp pull would be less, saving our breakers. (this took place when we used 2 motors to drive the 'bot)

3. In low gear, not only do you get more power, but the robot driver can control the position of the robot more precicely.

I am a big fan of switching gears, even if it's by using the Bosch gearbox.

Andy B.
 


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