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Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU
We had our whole drive train in 2014 directly on 6 cantilevered versa planetaries on CIMs... sketchy but it works when there is little or no impacts
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Note for those reading along at home: You probably shouldn't do this. It definitely exceeds the load rating of VPs to do this and you're playing with fire here.
You can get away with cantilevering VPs a little more than most planetary gearboxes - the shaft is supported well by double bearings in a solid block, so it's generally okay to put a cantilevered sprocket or whatever on it for many mechanisms as long as it's super close to the output.
I don't have any experience with the linked motor / planetary so I can't offer specific advice there, nor do I really know what a "10lb load" translates to in terms of torsion or bending torque (is it a long arm? is it far from the edge of the gearbox casing?) but I would listen to Adam's suggestions for relieving the load of the mechanism from the gearbox.