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Originally Posted by tr6scott
Seeing I am electrical and controls...
How 'bout an encoder mount on the output shaft?
Also at that gear ratio, the lift will backdrive very easily, so you may wish to look at ways to add a brake and a brake release mechanism.
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Yeah we were planning for that since the start of the season, but we never got to it for the lift. Even if its included, I don't think we will have the time to make use of it for automated actions, but If our programmer is confident, then ill go ahaid and add it on. Speaking about back drive, I'm still trying to find something like a break, ratchet, etc. Worm gear is kind of debatable for us since our original lift design used one, but slight miss alignments and improper lubrication caused huge amounts of friction. If anyone can give me some ideas that would be awesome.