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Originally Posted by Ginger Power
Obviously cantilevering a planetary gear motor output shaft is generally frowned upon... but is it permittable if the loads are low enough? I am working with this motor, and direct driving a 10 lb load directly off the output shaft of the motor. In doing some research I've come to the obvious conclusion that I shouldn't be putting this kind of load on this kind of motor. Is 10 lbs an excessive load for this motor, and how would I go about calculating that? The packaging requirements for the application of this motor are really tight. Direct driving seems to be the cleanest way to fit the motor in the alloted space. As a side question, does anybody have suggestions for an alternate to direct driving? |
Are you dead certain you can't extend the shaft (with something larger OD) and support the other side?
If not, and you can afford for the planetary to get longer you can make a block to hold two larger bearings with a larger shaft. The shaft on the planetary would interface with the ID of this shaft, and the face of the planetary would mount to this block.