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Re: pic: 823543:1 Reduction Versaplanatery

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Originally Posted by CalTran View Post
But man, think of the torque implications that has!
If only the internal gearing on the final 3 stages and the 1/2" hex output shaft could carry the torque!

261,000 foot-pounds of torque could lift every single robot in FRC together... still with a 12" spool. Of course, you'd want to use like a 3" spool so it could still lift at peak power, not stall... and it'd take about 2 and a half hours... and 254's stockpile of batteries.
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Last edited by Nathan Streeter : 21-01-2016 at 10:22. Reason: Accounted for lifting every robot in FRC without frying the motor... don't worry about the failed gearbox though. ;-)
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