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09-01-2014, 15:54

Ty Tremblay Ty Tremblay is offline

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Re: Vacuum Pickup

I helped design 190's 2008 suction cup. A neat thing we learned is that current goes down significantly when the ball is captured. This is because there is less air getting in the way of the impeller blades.

Additionally, we learned that rate of removal is more important than the actual vacuum you draw. Those fabric covers are mighty porous.

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