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Re: VEXPro - After the season

1712 used 6x VersaWheels, 1x 10:1 Versaplanetary, 1x BAG motor, 2x VersaHub (1/2" Round w/ 1/8" Keyway), 1x 60t #35 plate sprocket, and 1x 48t #35 plate sprocket.

The #35 plate sprockets:
Light weight, affordable, aesthetically pleasing, didn't fail in a relatively high load application (shoulder joint for our arm). No complaints.

The VersaHubs (keyed):
Would be convenient if alternatives to #8 screws were offered, in order to facilitate the possibility of transferring torque via the screws. Otherwise, no complaints.

The VersaPlanetary:
Our resuts seemed to run the middle of the pack with these. Useful, no significant issues, but not quite in love with them either. The variety of different sized screws required to mount the motor was confusing (both metric and imperial, really?). The motor shaft adapters for the AM-9015 didn't match the pictures in the assembly instructions. Additionally one of our students managed to snap the 775 adapter on our spare when tightening the set screw. Also, our spare binds when the mounting screws are fully tightened, so we have to leave them slightly loose. For some reason, this behavior differs from the gearbox on our robot.

The BAG motor:
We used a BAG motor through a 10:1 planetary for our initial shooter wheel at our first event. It held up just fine, but developed the open circuit issue during our unbag after the event. We have since replaced it with a AM-9015.

The Versawheels:
Overall, we love them. They provide subjectively good traction at an incredible price, and we haven't had significant issues with them. While we can't necessarily shove every robot we face out of the face (we can with a good chunk of them), we have only been displaced by two other robots the whole season (and one of which was while we were still <100lbs, and the other we were still ~110lb, both weights not counting batt/bumpers), 225 (6 motor drivetrain) and 2729 (2 speed drivetrain in low gear). Neither was able to move us with satisfactory speed either, ultimately resulting in them giving up and trying to drive around us.
The one comment we would make would be in regards to the description not mentioning the wheels are designed to be used with flanged bearings. We did not used flanged bearings, and one of our wheels has a tendency to visibly shift on top of the bearings when a side load is applied.
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