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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday
Do you guys think that putting another window motor on the other side, as the winch was designed for would work? Or do we need to completely redesign it?
Will an FP with a gearbox be enough?
EDIT: The only other motor we have available is the RS550 with a 26:1 gearbox, and from what i've heard, banebots gearboxes arent meant to be used in high torque applications.
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Without knowing exactly what the load; it's hard to tell what will be enough.
A second window motor will help and might do it. A Fisher price is usually good for most arms and if it doesn't do it then a redesign maybe necessary or a higher reduction in the FP.
Edit: Guessing at the size of the drum on the winch and using the other weight it looks like adding a second window motor would do the trick. The 10 to 12 current you were measuring is not too far off from the torque curve with the given weight. You could put the RSS 550 onto a fisher price gearbox if you can get a pinion on it.