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Re: Fisher price for the drivetrain?
I pretty much agree with what everyone has said. If you don't gear them too high, they should do fine on this low traction surface. I'd gear for not more than 10-12 FPS or so based on the no-load rpm of the F/P's, and gearing even lower would certainly be better for keeping the motors from getting fried.
Still, I'd use two CIM's for your drive unless you REALLY need them for other robot functions. They are so reliable that we go through a competition season, and then drive our robots for years doing demos and practice without having to replace CIM's on our drive.
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Last edited by Kit Gerhart : 19-01-2009 at 16:49.
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19-01-2009, 16:47
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