CIM Motor Sacrifice

[mikegrundvig]

In our testing, the 550 appears more than enough to handle our 12" shooting wheels.

Originally Posted by billbo911

We plan on using and encoder and PID loop to maintain the desired RPM. Running the motors at 50% power will allow us plenty of overhead to control RPM during shots and when the battery starts to fade near the end of a match.

This is exactly our plan as well. We went with custom machined shooting wheels so we can move all the mass to the very lip of them to get the most bang for the buck. Two 550s geared down seems more than enough all told.

-Mike