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strong hint (use the drill motors!)
Posted by Matt Berube at 1/15/2001 7:41 AM EST
Engineer on team #49, Delphi Knights, from Buena Vista High School and Delphi Automotive.
In Reply to: Van Door Motors for Drivetrain
Posted by Jason on 1/14/2001 7:47 PM EST:
The drill motors w/ the drill gearbox attached can make almost 4 times as much power as the van door motors. This means that with the proper gear ratio a robot moved by the drill motors will have almost 4 times as much pushing power as a robot moved by the van door motors, (assuming the same speed)!
Assuming you are using 6 in wheels, I would suggest gearing the drill motors down by 2:1 if you use the low setting or ~7:1 if you use the high setting. You really should finish your chassis early and leave room to change the gear ratio if it doen't seem right.
(Matt steps off the soapbox)
Matt B.
T49
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