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Re: gearing the minibot

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Originally Posted by JP Carlin View Post
We are currently looking into running our tetrix motors for our minibot without the attached gearboxes. we have mounted the motor and can not find a way to now gear the motor to the wheel 2:1 for power given the holes in the aluminum. if any teams have a solution to this without drilling new holes into the aluminum thanks for the help
1. how did you mount the motor without a gearbox?

2. into what aluminum are you averse to drilling holes?

3. wheel? 2:1? do you want the wheel to spin twice as fast as the motor? I saw a video which had a tetrix wheel hitched to a gearboxless motor. It spun so fast that the rubber tread was thrown off.

pictures will help. They should show what you have tried so far. Just asking the readers here to solve another problem in addition to the ones we're already trying to solve for ourselves might not get much more response than this one.
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