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Originally Posted by nathannfm
Any reason you chose to assemble the 2 gearboxes identically instead of mirror images (which would have made the drive symmetrical)?
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No particular reason, its just how they were assembled. In the past we would use identically assembled gearboxes (or driving one gearbox to different wheel) for maintenance reasons, since pulling a gearbox with a long hex shaft output off is difficult when the boxes are right up against each other. This year the gearboxes are so huge though, it really doesn't make a difference.
We have to pull the panels apart when we install the idler gears anyways, so we may yet change the configuration of the one gearbox, especially since it's not hard to switch.