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falconmaster
23-01-2008, 16:51
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Peter Matteson
23-01-2008, 16:54
Did you cut the shaft and re-thread it?

If so do you still get an appropriate preload when you toggle the cam? I would be worried about overloading an unthreaded length that long and causing plastic deformation.

FYI I am pro using bicycle parts on robots.
VEN
23-01-2008, 17:19
hey, I got that idea last year for our battery box, makes for quick battery changes!
falconmaster
23-01-2008, 23:52
Did you cut the shaft and re-thread it?

If so do you still get an appropriate preload when you toggle the cam? I would be worried about overloading an unthreaded length that long and causing plastic deformation.

FYI I am pro using bicycle parts on robots.

They make short ones and few spacers help. There isa very good grip as usual,we have not lost a battery in three years.
Peter Matteson
24-01-2008, 07:39
They make short ones and few spacers help. There isa very good grip as usual,we have not lost a battery in three years.

Thanks just curious because I hadn't seen them that short before, the preload thing has to do with a failure investigation I conducted last year though. One detail missed caused a big mess.