Thread: which bosch model do u prefer?
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Unread 21-09-2003, 20:13
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On to my 16th year in FRC
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The new bosch motors and gearboxes were very tricky to fit into the mounts right so my guess is that more than a few teams got it wrong and probably didn't even know it. If you install the assembly into the mount correctly, it shouldn't give you any problems. We took the time to make sure they went in right and have had no problems since.

My ONLY gripe about the new ones is that the black plastic endbell holding the brush hoods is very thin in a couple parts and can easily break without properly supported wires. The wires tend to pull on the endbell flexing it greatly and eventually breaking it. However, we put a blob of epoxy on each area and made a wire mount to tie our giant 8 guage leads to. Again, no problems.

The 2002 drills' clutches slipped A LOT easier on full setting. This past year, we left the clutch just as it came and (as in 2002 testing) and put it on the highest setting and it never slipped once.
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