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Unread 25-01-2012, 21:41
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Re: Banebots RS-775 Case Short

This is a very sad day. I had high hopes for those 775s. I heard that all that was in needful in this case was to electrically isolate the motor can.

I have access to a 3D printer and some mad CAD and engineering skills, so... ...I thought I was all set.

But, two things disappoint me.

First, that what appears to be a good motor is really a ticking time bomb in many cases.

Second, Banebots. I know that they are a small company. But they just don't seem to understand what it means to a team when a their hearts are broken by something outside of their control, all the more so when the problem was known by the source of the problem.

BB has had a year to try to get to the bottom of this issue. Sorting motors is better than nothing but it hardly seems like enough given the severity of the problem.

Banebots has been a great supported of FIRST. I love a lot of their products and I love their prices (if you don't count the cost of poor quality biting you in the back when you can least afford it).

But, I am disappointed.

Joe J.
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