Both the WCP DS and the VEXpro ball shifters are good quality.
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Originally Posted by TabiA
Both with the third stage.
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Only the VEXpro ball shifter has a 3rd stage
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Originally Posted by TabiA
We've heard about some issues with the vex aluminum shaft wearing down
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The output shaft of both gearboxes is made from 7075 Aluminium that is anodised. There shouldn't be any problem with the shaft wearing down when used correctly such as in a WCD. The shifting component either Dog or Ball can wear though.
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Originally Posted by TabiA
We would like if we could easily attach an encoder to whichever we choose.
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The VEXpro ball shifters allow encoder attachment while the WCP DS does not. If you are planning to use a WCD this is not a problem as the encoder such as a grayhill or a CTRE mag encoder can be mounted to an outer axle. If necessary a CUI encoder, First choice 2015 and 2016 can be mounted to one of the CIM motor shafts of the WCP DS using this great thing
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...WCP+DS+encoder
While the WCP DS is designed especially for use in a WCD. The main difference is the type of shifting, the WCP DS is a dog-shifter while the VEXpro ones use a shifting ball. There have been a lot of discussions on this topic on CD previously.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...t=Ball+shifter