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Re: Team 2471 swerve drives

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Originally Posted by brianbond View Post
Awesome design! Question for ya, have you had any problems with plastic gears?
If i remember correctly their plastic gears are for the encoders only, they have timing/gate belts for the drive loads.

On a side not the pocketing on then modules for the encoders was an amazing idea. The weight of the swerve is the lightest I have ever seen and will only be getting litter by the time of next season.

Last edited by Tyler2517 : 14-12-2013 at 02:26.