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Originally Posted by jeffmorris
The kits don't have extra clutches. There are bags of extra gears that go inside the motors and servos. I know that a clutch is supposed to disengage the wheels and gears from the motors and servos if a robot hits the wall. I put gears on both sides of the clutch and tried to turn one of the gears but I couldn't do it. Any suggestions?
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Jeff,
Your prayers have been answered! Whitney High School gave a VEX Robotics summer camp and our kids burned out a number of clutch assemblies. When I tried to buy replacements, I found they were unavailable. Solution - we talked to the wonderful folks at Radio Shack (Education Division) and they have promised to start selling clutch assemblies as of November 1, 2005 (or thereabouts). They needed a couple of months to design packaging, etc. The price should be in the neighborhood of $2.50 to $3.00 each.
Check out the
http://www.vexlabs.com website after 11/1/05.