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Re: RS775 Gearboxes

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
I was under the impression that the P60s were counterintuitively stronger than the P80s. If the P60s can output less than 85 ft-lbs of torque, they're pretty much completely useless to me.
Remember - if you have a 15 lb end effector at 4 feet from your pivot, that's 60 ft-lbs. If you then have a 2:1 sprocket and chain reduction leading into your P-60, then it will never seen more than 30 ft-lbs of torque statically. Dynamically is dependent on the speed you move it of course.