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Re: pic: Fisher Price gearbox

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Originally Posted by ToddF View Post
I don't trust that a plastic gear will hold up to the shock loading the gear mesh will see when the balls are fed into the shooter.
We've done it before in Lunacy. The plastic gear seemed to do pretty well, and this was the year we named our robot the "Noisy Cricket" because the wheel was spinning so fast... yeah. But as long as the gears are mounted properly and the teeth mesh well, you shouldn't have a problem. Metal gears will also do you well but again be sure the gears mesh well.
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