Reducing Friction in Shooter

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Reducing Friction in Shooter

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24-02-2014, 14:21

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Re: Reducing Friction in Shooter

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Originally Posted by Dr.Gusta

It shifts normally but the issue is the force it takes to actually pull the rope off of the spool when it is in neutral gear is 14lbs

Did you measure this, or is it the result of a calculation based on the observed shooting distance (or lack thereof)?

What is the radius of the winch roller?

Are there any gear ratios (including sprockets and/or pulleys) between your gearbox output and the winch roller?

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