Thread: CIM + Alternative Motor Drive systems
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Re: CIM + Alternative Motor Drive systems
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Originally Posted by andycolletta View Post
A couple people on my team, including myself, were looking into creating a transmission which uses the CIM and the Andymark motor in the KOP. (The motor would need to be geared down 3:1 before entering a normal toughbox gear ratio).

This would save us weight on motors, power, and free up two CIMs for other applications.

We were wondering if any others had considered, or tested a similar concept. I have heard of teams pairing CIMs and FP motors, and was wondering if anyone could relay there experience.

THANKS!
AM makes a planetary box that takes a FP motor and makes it a virtual CIM in terms of output shaft, mounting, and RPM.

http://www.andymark.com/amplanetary-p/am-0002.htm
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