Thread: Bad MiniCIMs... failing to consistently start?
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Re: Bad MiniCIMs... failing to consistently start?
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Originally Posted by Mechvet View Post
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Secondly, We found a solution to adapt a CIM to 1/2" hex shaft that might work for you. It's so far help up to fairly intense testing on two separate robots. We bored one side of the hex to 8mm, then fixtured the hex and slit it up the shaft just far enough to fit the 2mm key. The key gets put into the motor shaft, the hex shaft gets slid on, then a hex shaft collar "clamps" the split shaft together, also retaining the key stock. So far across four motors on two robots doing arguably too many test-shots, we haven't had a single mechanical failure or any adverse wear. It's not elegant, but it works.
Great idea!