Good day!
A thought has crossed my mind, as my classes are assembling our VEX robots. We purchased the Classroom and Competition Super Kits. What extra parts should I consider ordering now, which might get bent, stripped, worn out, so that I have extras on hand?
Thank you.
Lock collars, bearing flats, Keps nuts, get some good allen wrenches, 12" shafts (cut to size), teflon washers, spacers of all kinds, PWM extension cables, high-strength 84-tooth gears, long aluminum parts kit.
Extra batteries and chargers. More batteries and chargers.
Motors and controllers. More motors and controllers.
Spare motors, controllers, and motor refirb kits, too!
Heavy duty gears, sprocket, and chain. And everyone’s favorite: rubber bands! Every year, I think we’re going to break the rubber band habit, but every year we use them!
Programming cable! (Not the USB A-A cable) so you can wirelessly debug
Motors
High strength gears
Motor controllers (2-3 wire thingy as our kids call them)
Shafts
Bearing Blocks
Screws - not pop rivets. Pop rivets are a one time use item.
More batteries
White nylon spacers
Standoffs to whatever you will need