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Originally Posted by stinglikeabee
I doubt speed was the root cause of the BAG motor failure. Improper side-loading on the bearing due to a shaft-mounted shooter wheel or an overtensioned belt was likely a root cause if the bearing itself failed.
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Sorry about the late reply. I doubt that the motor was sideloaded, though that is a possibility. We had a gearbox attached, and that was direct-driving the shooter wheels. At the RPM that our shooter wheels were turning, I'm pretty sure that the forces would try to correct the side-loading slowly!