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Originally Posted by dez250

great job with the gearboxes and especially with the polycarbonate covers. I think its a great idea when a team has covers on their gearboxes, it keeps foreign debris out and it keeps damaged parts and grease contained within the robot.

Correct, the covers were a terrific addition...we used LEXAN , a sort of polycarbonate material that is one of the most widely known "plastics". (actually, I don't work with mechanics, so I just barely learned what Lexan was a few days ago...long story... It's amazing the variety of things FIRST teaches us!!!)...anyway, they're very lightweight...I'll try to post how much they weigh exactly, but unfortunately the only scale available in our room isn't working . also....affirmative: it's a dual-speed gear box.

Feel free to ask any other questions you may have....or visit our Forum at www.tribotecteam.com ...there are students there far more knowledgeable than me when it comes to mechanics...I'm just the "person-that-posts-pictures-of-our-creations-on-chiefdelphi" ...