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Re: Motor for arm: what should be used when?

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Originally Posted by clayman View Post
Oh no... the toughbox is chained to a sprocket in about a halving gear reduction. We have it on a jag, so we'll get the motor speeds figured out... eventually.
Do you have a rough estimate of the torque load on the arm ?