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Originally Posted by magnets
This is cool, but I'm worried about the thrust loads the shaft on the CIM will receive. It's been a while since I've taken a CIM motor apart, but I'm pretty sure you don't want to be loading the shaft like that. If you placed some spacers on the CIM shaft so that any downward load on the shaft would be transferred to the plate the CIM is mounted on, you'd probably be better off.
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Hey Magnets,
Yea, there are still some loose ends on the design. I need to check the thrust load specs for "deep groove" ball bearings. If they can handle the loads, the gear will butt against the inner race; otherwise we'll have to use thrust bearings. I didn't fix the gap between pinion and bearing yet.