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17-02-2015, 14:48

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Re: pic: Team 1086: Blue Cheese presents Caerphilly

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Originally Posted by Toa Circuit

What's your gear ratio?

We're doing a 17:1 reduction to 8" wheels off of 4 total CIMs, and finding we still have too much power. (Stacks tip, not the robot)

We have slightly different gearing for our CIMs and mini-CIMs, but its geared for a top speed of 14-15 FPS.

We have found that gearing for too much torque can cause your movement to be choppy, jumpy, and less easily controlled, so we chose higher speed gearing for smoother maneuvers.

Last edited by JDGallagher : 17-02-2015 at 15:23.

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