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Originally Posted by rainbowbear998
I didn't design or build the mechanism, so I'm not entirely sure about the specifics. However, I do know this. As a capstan, we have a metal 42 tooth belt pulley. This is connected to two CIM motors on a tough box mini.
At the moment, I'm thinking that using surgical tubing or bungee cord to take some of the strain off the motors. The other option my team is considering is a bar that locks up under the carriage holding our forklift mechanism while we drive. Thanks for all the great responses!
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Any chance you can post a picture of your mechanism? It makes it easier to identify potential fixes.
Using springs/bungees to offset the weight of everything is the first thing I would recommend. If you have a way to put a brake on the transmission (which might be as easy as a pneumatic piston jamming some rubber between two gears) then your motors will probably remain cool for the whole match. If you do either of those effectively, you can probably even get rid of the second motor.