[Bob Ward]

Well, Andy Mark did a great job getting repair parts out to us (new five-pin shaft, gears, and lube), but after less than a minute, we had the gearbox lock up again. Same problem. One gear fused, but this time that gear's shaft ended up bent. We had thoroughly cleaned lubed everything very will with the lube they provided. We hadn't even shot a ball yet.

I think we have had enough. If we can't get them to last in practice, there is no way they will last through competition.

The CIMs, which we used very successfully in direct drive on the last ball shooter, are already spoken for. We don't want to redesign and modify at this point. Any suggestions for a reliable motor/box combo??