[VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

Time for one more thing from VEXpro before kickoff - the Ball Shifter Shaft v2!

VEXpro Ball Shifters revolutionized shifting gearboxes when the original 2 CIM version was released for the 2013 season. Since then, teams have started using them in ways that go above and beyond the original shifter's design. It made sense for us to accommodate these innovative designs, so we're excited to reveal our updated Ball Shifter shafts for the 2015 season.


Available immediately and shipping with all 3 CIM Ball Shifters, the new shaft includes the benefits of the original version with some key upgrades:

• Steel shifter plunger allows for smooth shifting even under high load
• ThunderHex output shaft provides new use options
• Pinned output shaft
• Adjusted plunger geometry allows for faster shifts
• Modified pneumatic coupler for higher strength

This was delayed from our initial release due to uncertainty about the situation in the Port of LA. We wanted to guarantee this item's availability before its announcement. If teams want to upgrade existing gearboxes, these shafts are available for individual sale (with the new pneumatic coupler kits) and are a direct replacement for the previous version.

Ball Shifter Short Output Shaft v2
Ball Shifter Long Output Shaft v2

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

Any idea when 2 CIM ball shifters will be in stock, so we have something to put these fancy new shafts into?

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

Great news! This was hinted at a few times, I was getting worried.

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

Will there be thunderhex on the dog shafts also?

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

Can you elaborate on how the geometry was changed?
Edit: Never mind I found the drawing. Have you found any adverse affects from switching from 45 to 60 degrees?

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

This is fantastic. Will all ball shifters be shipping with the new shafts?

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

What is the big barrel part of the shaft made of now?
I'm sorry if it's in the picture, my eyes are just skipping over it if it is.

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

4140 steel according to the drawing.

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

Thank you.

Re: [VEXpro] NEW Ball Shifter Shafts are Here!
 

2 CIM Ball Shifters will continue to ship with the v1 shafts. The v1 shafts are still perfectly suited for this application.

Teams who wish to upgrade their 2 CIM Ball Shifters have that option, but we do not feel this is a "necessary" upgrade.

Shifter Shaft v2 Short
Shifter Shaft v2 Long
v2 Pneumatics hardware kit

Longer term we will move the v2 shaft into the 2 CIM Ball Shifters, but this was not possible for this season.

As always, please shoot me a message at prosupport@vex.com if you have any questions about this.

-Aren