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Re: VEX Pro Parts Feedback, 2015

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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence View Post
Take this with a grain of salt based on where I'm from, but the WCP 32DP gears have to be some of my favorite products so far. They make getting a large reduction in a lightweight and compact packaging simpler and more effective than planetary gearboxes (and in my experiences, more reliable). The seamless integration with pinions for the BAG motor, RS775, and RS550 alongside their perfectly chosen gear sizes (in 20, 40, 60, and 80 teeth) make it so that most any mechanism (especially intakes) can be powered off of one or two stages to get the perfect reduction.

These are a product I haven't seen widely used or known about that I feel would greatly help teams accomplish some of their more complex or weight-dependent design goals.
I have been hoping that a major FRC supplier would start stocking and selling 32dp gears, for a couple years now. I went the whole season without knowing that WCP was doing it.
Thanks for bringing it up, but it's a little too late, since I just came back from the last competition of my high school FRC career.
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