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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi
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We've got it geared for a smidge faster linear speed than the RI3D shooter; going to four allows us to spin back up faster and worry far less about current draw. This was more of a concern when we were looking hard at pneumatic wheels, but the headroom is still nice to eliminate any inefficiencies inherent to the design and assembly process.
Could we gear it faster still? Probably. Will every single member of the team that put this robot together kill me if I called for tearing down that gearbox to rebuild it with new plates? Definitely.
We know we can hit from most of that end of the field, but we'll get better data next Thursday. For all the many things the University of South Carolina supports us with, room to uncork this thing is not really one of them.
I also would not recommend shipping the gerbils with the robot. - Stuart [more] 
20-02-2013, 23:05
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