Thread: New Vex Mecanum
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Re: New Vex Mecanum

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Originally Posted by Tim Sharp View Post
We bought a set of the new rollers and installed them on last year's machine. We've been running it around the shop as vigorously as possible for the last two days. We have experienced zero breakage and only normal signs of wear.

We have decided that Vex solved their issues from last year and we have confidence in the new design.
If I remember correctly, most folks would have said the exact same thing at this point last year.. Last year's model failed after more than a few hours of usage.
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