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Re: pic: Fischer Price motor are very powerful

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Originally Posted by Joe3
We've done even better with this. We have two f-p motors powering our arm, with a 16:1 reduction outside of the stock gearbox reduction, and during different points in testing we

1. buckled arm
2. tore gearbox mounting point out of chassis
3. snapped a solid 44 tooth (35 chain) sproket.

Beware of the power.
We also use two FP motors, but only a 10:1 Reduction. We also had a vandoor motor with them until weight became a problem.
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