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Re: VEXPro 2014 Product Initial Impressions

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Originally Posted by Trent B View Post
I am slightly unclear on how VPs should be assembled given there is still documentation about the metal plate on your website. (In particular, the user guide which students used to assemble the motors makes no mention of the plastic plates)

Our gearboxes came with the metal and plastic motor mounting plates, they were assembled with the metal motor mounting plates. Is this a satisfactory motor mounting scheme with the absence of the bearing, or should they be swapped out for the plastic mounting plates.
Trent,

I updated the user guide but forgot about the quick start guide.
Please refer to This Guide for motor mounting.

With a BAG or 775 you should be fine with the metal plate, 550 or AM9015 you should replace to the plastic plate.

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