One speed vs Two speed gearboxes

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Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Hmm, yes, they were 8 inches Colsons, so pretty heavy. We were planning to use 6 inch wheels but then some complications arose that caused us to use bigger wheels, We didn't think it would have that adverse of an effect on the drive performance.

Could electronics be an issue? Or is that a minor concern, efficient wiring?

Thanks for the help!

Have you guys purchased new batteries since 2013/used the same batteries this year? I've found that many teams that run 4cim drives have no idea how bad the condition of their batteries is. A battery that is in bad condition can lead to sluggish accelerations because it's ability to release, or store energy has decreased. This type of problem is more prevalent among 6CIM drivebases, because the acceleration is higher, thus energy demand is increased. However, i could definitely see this impacting a 4cim setup if the battery has degraded enough.

As a general rule, we only run competition batteries for 2 years before retiring them to a non-competition use, such as a practice bot.