06-02-2014, 23:47
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#StickToTheStratisQuo
AKA: Gregor Browning
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Team Role: College Student
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #3
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Originally Posted by Kevin Kolodziej
The AM motor in question is the AM-2161, AKA the 775-5. Plenty of power for what we're using it for, but the driving design factor was actually speed. The 775-5 has a free speed of 5700rpm...and that's attached to a 100:1 VersaPlanetary with an 18t gear on it, driving a 24t gear which drives an 18t pulley which drives a 60t pulley...total reduction of 444:1. Didn't want to go with something with a 16000 rpm free speed.
And yes, we are aware of the torque ratings for the versaplanetary and are well within limits.
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I just realized that the motor wasn't part of the drivetrain. Woh. This is awesome.
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