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Originally Posted by reventlov
I agree with Mark, FIRST should have given us some heads-up before custom boring the sprockets and making it costly to upgrade our drive system.
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I had really hoped all the moaning about the sprockets would stop now that FIRST is selling the sprockets you need for $20 each.
Everyone who has complained seems to be forgetting that FIRST and other individuals bent over backwards to make sure that EVERY team could have a driving robot. They didn't have to. And not only did they develop the gearboxes and frame, they compiled a fantastic guide to using them, and possible upgrades.
FIRST made an option available to you. You don't have to use it. You don't have to spend the $40. Since their solution costs so much, why don't you develop your own? I can tell you right now, you won't be able to. You'll spend hundreds of dollars to make the same thing FIRST did, and who knows how reliable it will be.
Seriously guys, no matter what FIRST does, there's always something being griped about. As has been said many times in the last few weeks,
if you're going to complain, do something about it. Offer your services to FIRST. Find a supplier that will donate sprockets to FIRST. This is a lot like voting. You have no right to complain about our political system if you don't vote. If you don't do anything to resolve what you're complaining about, DON'T COMPLAIN.