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Re: pic: FRC 2869 - 2016 Offseason bot

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Originally Posted by Dave McLaughlin View Post
What was the stress point?
Alastair sorta explained it but I'll elaborate.

Essentially the output shaft of the tilt assembly (the one with the small sprocket on it) was cantilevered. Whenever the arm had a fair amount of velocity and stopped moving the chain would tug the shaft backward quickly causing the clamping gearbox to crack open.
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