So right now I am having compression issues and I think it is my locking mech and I am looking for help [image] [image] this is my intake the lock is just a standoff attached to a shaft collar and I think the metal might be bent

Nvm I’ve fixed it, instead of using just standoffs I put spacers on it

Have you tried just adding a lot of elastics

This has been a deeply discussed issue with traybots, I believe this was the culmination: [image] How To Fix Intake Compression [Guide] VEX V5 Technical Support I figured out a simple and easy lock mechanism for intakes to fix nearly all compression issues. The tricky bala…

Yeah I just can’t rlly get it to help

Intake lock

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Deicer October 28, 2019, 2:57am 3

This has been a deeply discussed issue with traybots, I believe this was the culmination: