Are two speed transmissions worth it?

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by techtiger1

I agree the automatic shifting in terms of current is an interesting topic maybe someone from 33 can come and explain what they used for software and sensors on there four speed. Two speed transmissions have proven to be quite useful for 1251 as we have used them 2 years out of our 4 year existance. Both the games (06-07) had uses for a high and low gear. 06 becuase the field was open and you had to get to places fast and 07 primarly becuase you needed to get to the tubes fast but you needed a low gear to get into position to make the ringer count and hold your ground.

Drew

Team 33 as well as 1126 has used encoders to determine when to shift and such. Here's a picture showing the eoncoder in red.