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14-12-2015, 22:18

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Re: FRC shifting gears

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Originally Posted by EricH

9 lbf is not a legal FRC servo. Unless it's insanely slow... servos are only 4W in FRC, and I find it very difficult to comprehend a 9 lb force out of a 4W servo. Also, factor in the load of a moving drivetrain.

Here is the shifter in question: http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2297.htm

Doesn't look like people like it very much, and I don't see a power rating on it.

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