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Re: FIRST Technical Crash Course

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Originally Posted by Andrew Blair
I hate to take this off the discussion, but I guess it is pertinent to the transmission discussion. Brad, did you feel that the 1/2"( I think) plates on the transmission were needed, or would something more like 1/4" be adequate? We havn't built a drivetrain box yet, but we have done arm gearboxes before. 1/4" seems to work for an arm alright. Our team has a habit of overkill, and if we do ever decide to build a drivetrain box, I'd like to make sure it doesn't become afflicted with the syndrome...
1/4" should be plenty, unless you're putting some serious torque through it.

You could get away with 3/16" in some cases too.
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