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Re: VersaPlanetary gearbox discrepencies

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Originally Posted by ekapalka View Post
I'm not sure if I'm measuring this wrong or not, but all of the VersaPlanetary gearboxes I've downloaded from Vex are way off from the specs proposed in this PDF. The centre to centre distance between the holes should be 35mm, however the measured distance in Inventor is 35.46350237mm. Additionally, although the implied angle between any three consecutive holes should be 90 degrees, Inventor says its 88.51192648 degrees. The models I'm measuring are this one and this one. Here's a few screenshots for reference. Is inventor screwed up, or is there some issue with the models? Thanks
Both the model and inventor are just fine. I think you might be reading the dimensions of the wrong side. The angle between the holes on the output side is not supposed to be 90 degrees. The two mounting holes are properly located on a 2" diameter bolt circle. The 35mm dimension on the sheet is for the holes on the side where the motor mounts. On the side you are dimensioning, two diagonal holes are on the 2" diameter bolt circle, just like the drawing shows.