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Re: Banebot 56mm gearbox - double D related

I have been talking with a lot of folks. A plan is starting to take shape.

I have 2 teams that have agreed to do some additional testing for us (thanks to #1279 & #1618).

By the way, I have confirmed that FIRST had these gearboxes almost 9 months ago and they say they did extensive testing on real robots with both the 1-CIM and 2-CIM set up. It is still possible that the one confirmed field failure is a fluke of some kind and not representative of the loading we expect to see in the field.

We will work hard to understand the extent of the problem and to come up with a way to address the issues.

Joe J.
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