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Re: Nothing but Dewalts???
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Originally Posted by geomapguy View Post
Hasn't anyone used http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1592 lately??

It looks like a relatively easy-to-make two-speed gearbox. And for the price it definitely beats any COTS shifter.

Any thoughts??
For drive trains, I don't think they are a great option.

However for manipulators, they have a lot of nice features (anti backdrive, built in clutch).

I saw http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-DEWUT.html in servo magazine this month. They don't list anti-backdrive as a feature, but I bet it is. Could be retrofitted with an FP or RS 550/775 fairly easily I'm sure.
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