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Re: Custom Two Speed Gearbox

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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall View Post
I tend to design 2-speed gearboxes with the ability to spin the wheels when pushing against an immovable object in high gear, to account for the fact that shifters don't always work right. Failing to do this means that if you can't shift, you'll stall the motors pushing on things, and possibly damage the motors. (Depending on your confidence in the mechanism, this may be an unnecessary tradeoff.)
Can you please elaborate on how I should go about ensuring that I design the high gear to slip at stall?

Are there formulas/a calculator/white paper that somebody has written describing this phenomenon?

I'm using Blue Nitrile Tread from McMaster. However, I do not know the coefficient of friction.

Thanks
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