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Originally Posted by cbale2000
I'm curious about the circumstances that caused this; I'm having a hard time visualizing how getting stuck in the low bar could cause this kind of damage to a gearbox. Any more details you can share?
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Sure. During auto the robot would go through the low bar, and then attempt to back over it. If our alignment was off, when backing up, the robot went in at a slight angle and was pushing against one of the side supports for the bar. The motors proceeded to run while the robot was pushing against the support for a good 5-7 seconds, causing the gears to grind. This happened once or twice until we dialed in our positioning. For context, this gear is part of the third stage on the 2 CIM ball shifter. It actually drives the output shaft.
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