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Re: The Spring

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Originally Posted by droswell View Post
Finally got our spring today. We cut it to length and thought we'd share our experiences / images so other teams could find comparable items since FRC has a habit of cleaning out worldwide inventories of things.

We found the spring deflects about 7/32" when the gear is placed on the end. Here's some pictures: http://imgur.com/a/FGELI

It's pretty stiff and holds the gear, even when it's on the very end. Good luck teams!
Hey, is that the real spring that will be used in competitions? If so is it possible for you to post a video of your spring and the gear being put on the spring in different ways. There is a huge debate in my team about the springiness of the spring, and I'm sure other teams are in the same situation. We've ordered the spring but it will be while before it gets here.
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