Thread: RS550 Enough Power?
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Re: RS550 Enough Power?
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Originally Posted by Alienvin View Post
So Jim,

I'm looking at the RS-550, 19300 RPM Free Speed with a Banebots Gearbox with a Gear Ratio of 256:1, then maybe a 10T off the Banebot Gearbox to either a 48T, 54T, or 60T Sprocket attached to a 3' Arm Extension that at the end of it has a 1'6" arm extension that to has a gearbox setup on the end of it. All in all I would like to keep the entire weight to the arm under 7lbs.... What you think?
Be very careful in how you use a 256:1 Banebots. They are very easy to destroy. Even with a 550 motor, you get LOTS OF TORQUE at the output, not to mention what you get with a 775 or Fisher Price motor.
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