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Re: Nothing but Dewalts???

Team 16 used Dewalts for our drive train from 2005 through 2008. We shifted them most of those years without much trouble. They didn't shift perfectly but they never failed. They went to the finals on Einstein in 2008 without causing any trouble after falling off the wall every match all season (flopbot). We might still be using them if it wasn't for weight.

We have also used them in a dozen other places over the years, especially when we needed anti-backdrive. The locking pins may take a little rotation to catch but the dead weight of the robot never broke them throughout 2010.

I wouldn't hesitate to use a Dewalt the next time there is a need. I've broken enough other gearboxes to know their limits.