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Re: Custom Vs. COTS Transmissions
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Originally Posted by Peter Matteson
Really? We went completly COTS by putting AM fischer-to-Cim planetery into a 3 stage AM stacker box with a single sprocket reduction on the output. This solution was quicker and easier than building a custom gearbox to get the same redction. The use of the planeteries also gave use a more compact footprint than we would have ever had with a spur gear based transmission.
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Our overall reduction was ~1228:1, so using a similar solution to yours would've required a 4th Stackerbox or a ~7:1 Reduction off of the Third Stacker Box. We also ran two 775's on our arm which made playing with COTS stuff a little difficult.
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