Thread: Throttle Motor
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Re: Throttle Motor
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Originally Posted by pilleya View Post
The throttle motor gearbox has been designed to be simple to integrate into robot designs, the gearbox shaft smoothly slides through the 1/2 inch hex hole in the gear assembly. This enables teams to use any length gearbox shaft they like, without having to purchase expensive couplers. The gearbox will be sent out with bushings, and it will be simple for teams to replace these with 1/2 hex flanged bearings if they desire.

Images of the prototype throttle motor gearbox design:

http://imgur.com/a/uJlaR
How are you dealing with the motor leads being inside the gearbox? I couldn't see any wires inside the gearbox to power the motor. Maybe I'm missing something.
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