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Originally Posted by Rick
I hope this is a joke because isn't this the dream? A reliable drive train?
I would be looking at iterations of your previous (low maintenance) drivetrain, not designing something that is less robust so your pit crew has something to do.
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Yes, I assumed our pit crew chief was joking. He loves to build & repair stuff, but he knows broken bots don't win.
Worm gearboxes are not as "forgiving" as traditional spur gear drives, but we've had 3 years of failure-free use out of these Nordex drives. Interesting development: We can now back drive some of the older units a bit.
I don't know if we'll use these gearboxes in 2017. Depends on the game & what strategy the team decides on.
Great discussion points here on CD!