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Unread 14-02-2011, 22:46
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Re: 4 Tetrix Motors Destroyed?

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Originally Posted by whosdadog View Post
Yeah, we've shattered 3 gearboxes already. We've got 6 on order, but I hope we don't need to use all of them. The same small gear has broken in all 3 gear boxes.
Any chance you overtightened the motor mount? It doesn't take much to over compress the gearbox housing. Especially small clearance between the last 40:10 gear nearest the shaft.