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Originally Posted by Tom Line
Yes. We destroyed probably a half dozen bearings in a non-loaded low speed application. We ended up not using that particular mechanism on the robot. However, the incidents of failure left us with a very low opinion of the current generation of hex-bearings.
Our application was single shaft non-cantilevered (supported by bearings at both ends). The bearings blew out sideways after the races cracked.
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That's amazing... I've never seen anything like it. We used hex bearings, and even Vex Pro hex bearings, on very high axial load, high torque and cantilevered shafts without any problems. Perhaps there was a bad set?