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Re: pic: Another stripped VexPro gear

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Originally Posted by techhelpbb View Post
How would you test that without ruining gears?
I mean you'd have to test it to Vex's specification and then risk testing it in a drivetrain.

Testing to Vex's specification would rule out defective gears...testing your drive train would demonstrate a design issue.
All I'm saying is, even the strongest gear teeth will break off when subjected to too much stress.

If that happens, you don't write, "it's the gears." Instead you you would write, "it's our robot.", or "it's our driver.", or ...
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