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Re: Power issues...Electrical? Mechanical?

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Originally Posted by Brian C
If the CIM's check out OK, and it sounds like they are.

Then, one item I would check is the internals of your transmission. Was it assembled correctly and was it lubricated. We noticed a couple of teams in the past that were so anxious to get their robot started in early January that they hurriedly assembled the trannys and missed a few important details.
I suspect the set screw wasn't ground down and is causing extra mechanical load in the tranny due to interference or something along that line of reasoning.
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