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Scaling Winch Motor Help
Hi,

I'm looking for a bit of guidance regarding the motor(s) that we will be using for our scaling mechanism.

Our plan is to have a scissor lift reach up to the pull up bar and a winch to lift the robot. I imagine the motor(s) attached to the winch will need to be quite powerful considering the robot will weigh a bit over 100 lbs. Does anyone have suggestions as far as type of motors, gear ratios, etc.?

I saw one post from a couple of years ago about attaching two CIM motors to a gearbox, but wasn't sure if this was the best way to do it or not.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex