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Re: Most damage sustained

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Originally Posted by Mschmeh144 View Post
if you stall them or over work them they fail. theyre prone to burnouts, its very common
That as well as those gearboxes were weak. Our minibots didn't use them, but the FTC team I coach used them one year, and ended up breaking multiple tetrix gear boxes for their lift. The next year they improved the gear boxes and made them stronger.