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Unread 09-11-2016, 12:59
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Re: Advantages/Disadvantages of West Coast Drive

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
  • WCD setups have very few COTS "plug-and-play" options that are designed specifically for WCD. Most gearboxes used in FRC will require some sort of custom mount in order to direct-drive one of the wheels in WCD. This isn't an insurmountable issue to fix for an individual team. Yet don't expect to go to the 3 major FRC gearbox suppliers to find anything that adapts non-WCD gearboxes to a WCD setup.
Both Vex and WCP make pretty much COTS "plug-and-play" gearboxes for WCD.
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