Thread: Victor Burnouts
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Unread 19-02-2007, 07:38
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Re: Victor Burnouts

Neil,
It is clearly a problem with that motor if there are other motors on your robot with similar transmissions. It is entirely possible for there to be a mechanical problem that is causing the failures. However, do not rule out the possibilty that the mounting position for that Victor allows it to gather dust thrown up by the motor. I have encountered teams that had positioned the Victor directly in line with the main gear in their transmission which threw little bits of metal into the Victor every time they ran the robot.
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