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Re: pic: Vex transmission (bottom view)

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Originally Posted by doukjin View Post
microscopic shifter of course
Ha, I wish! I actually just used the double gears for good measure, and also because there was enough room for them without making the design overly complicated. It does make it a little bit stronger, but from my experience nothing would break if it just had 1 gear on each shaft. I actually saw several gears explode at the AZ VEX regional, but they were being put under much more stress than these ones would be.
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