Thread: Electrical 'Clutch' for winch
View Single Post
  #6   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 01-12-2015, 23:09
Bryce2471's Avatar
Bryce2471 Bryce2471 is offline
Alumnus
AKA: Bryce Croucher
FRC #2471 (Team Mean Machine)
Team Role: Mechanical
  
Join Date: Feb 2013
Rookie Year: 2007
Location: Camas, WA
Posts: 424
Bryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud ofBryce2471 has much to be proud of
Re: Electrical 'Clutch' for winch
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chadfrom308 View Post
I like this design a lot actually, it fits my size requirements perfectly (from what I can tell.) Is there a way this thing free spools? If so, that would be almost perfect for me.
Thank you. It has a pneumatic cylinder that disengages the spool from the rest of the mechanism so it can free spin.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sh1ine View Post
It think they are using a VEX Shirter Output Shaft. One position the winch engages the pawl the other position it free spins.
Ours was machined custom, and it did take some fine tuning to get right. I do think however, that a similar setup could be createdusing the vex shaft.
__________________
FLL Team Future imagineers
2010 Oregon State Championships: Winners
2011 International Invite: First place Robot design, Second Place Robot Performance
FRC Team Mean Machine
2012 Seattle: Winning alliance
2013 Portland: Winning alliance
2013 Spokane: Winning alliance
2014 Wilsonville: Winning alliance
2014 Worlds: Deans List Winner
Reply With Quote