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Unread 14-04-2014, 03:26
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Re: Greasing gears with dry grease

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Originally Posted by Thad House View Post
We are defiantly seeing actual tooth wear on all 3 aluminium gears in the gearbox. The plates of the gearbox are covered in metal shavings from the gears, and the teeth of the gears are defiantly worn down. Are you going to be at worlds? We will be removing the gearboxes from the robot on Wednesday afternoon if you would like to come take a look and see if we are doing something wrong with the setup.
Yes, we will be at worlds. I will try to find you Wednesday afternoon to have a look, thanks.
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