Thread: Gearboxes? Help!
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Re: Gearboxes? Help!
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Originally Posted by IndySam View Post
Those appear to be the picks of a gearbox that was never properly greased.
That's what I said.

edit: Once it starts wearing down, it's a perceptual process. The ground up gear particles gets between the gears and further grinds them up.


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Originally Posted by pauline589 View Post
cimple boxes? I actually have built a few for testing code in the beginning of season? how many of them did u use on the drive system? one on each side?
Yes, the ones we used on the 2011 robot. They still work wonderfully. Second statement was not a question. From what I have observed on CD, most teams use 4 CIMs; 2 per gearbox.
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