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Re: VEX Robotics Relaunches VEXpro Product Line with over 120 New & Improved Products

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Hi Kevin,
It is tough to provide a load capacity on something like a wheel. I can tell you that these were designed with FRC applications in mind. They're built to be tough, and survive even the worst of what FRC teams will throw at them.

They're not built to be used as an all-terrain wheel-chair or something... they might work for that, but that isn't their designed usage.

Does that kind of answer your question? Is there a specific value you're interested in?

-John
Hi John,

I think others and you have fleshed out most of the ideas behind this, but I do still have a few questions about longevity of the mecanum wheels. Are the rollers molded directly to the axle? What material is that axle? I expect it will be able to handle normal driving conditions just fine but what about after 3 or 4 competitions...can rollers be replaced? More importantly, can an axle be replaced if it is bent? The body and spokes of the wheel does not concern me at all. We've had bent and bound rollers before but they were easily replaced.

Thanks for all the information you and the rest of the VexPro team are providing on these products!!

Kev
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