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Re: Out of Stock - Motors/Gear boxes...

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Originally Posted by Taylor (Post 1117770)

Which is exactly why it's imperative to work quickly and efficiently. Teams that had well-thought-out designs week 1 and 2 were able to order and ship any needed parts.

FRC is meant to model real life. Too much to do in too little time with not enough money. And things aren't always where you need them to be.

From the vendor side - this season there is an embarassment of riches as far as motor options go. 22 motors on a robot - that's crazy! The vendors have no clue what motors will be used by teams - FP or BaneBots or AM or one taken from an Odyssey in the local junkyard. Our vendors are in a niche market - it would be poor business for them to stockpile tons of inventory in the hopes that it will be sold. Every piece of inventory in a warehouse is lost money.

I can totally agree. I have been ordering stuff like crazy and getting a shipment to the house just about every two days. We only do some little stuff, but they are going crazy. I can not imagine how much those big name places are working right now. It's has to be about one full truck from and to UPS each day, maybe two.

Re: Out of Stock - Motors/Gear boxes...

Frankly, this year, there is no 'un-replaceable' component from any supplier.

Can't get a Cim-sim? Get two AM Planetaries and mount them side by side, joined with chain (3.67:1 vs 5:1). Can't get one of those 5:1 banebots? Dewalts will do nicely(3 or 4:1 all the way up to 40+:1). Or one of thier other gearboxes, with a different ratio and make up the rest with a sprocket output (We're doing this). Can't get the FP? Try the dreaded RS-775, or the RS-550's (We're doing both).

We've gone through this for the last 3 years. We initially design with what we 'want', then make modifications to make it work. Heck, I was going to purchase all the components for the CIM-sim yesterday. If anyone noticed, the only one out-of-stock were the flush nuts and studs. They had all the other components, minus one nylon spacer you could buy from Mcmaster.

It may not be the ideal solution, but any team that's been around since before AM remembers having to essentially make or modify your own transmissions, because there simply weren't any off-the-shelf solutions that we have now.

I'll save you the walk-uphill-both-ways-to-school lecture...... but things are a lot better now than they were 5-7 years ago.

Re: Out of Stock - Motors/Gear boxes...

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Originally Posted by Alex Cormier (Post 1118202)

I can not imagine how much those big name places are working right now. It's has to be about one full truck from and to UPS each day, maybe two.

I've heard that AndyMark has scheduled three FedEx trucks to visit the shop daily, and with that at times they struggle to keep up. I've also heard that since making the move to the new shop, their receiving/shipping is much more streamlined and efficient.