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Re: Mounting the drill motor

I think Team 25's solution was pretty elegant: they clamped the motor with a plate on the back (commutator) end which pressed the motor axially against their gearbox. A pin in the gearbox face located the end of motor to prevent rotation under torque reaction. I think they milled a shallow bore in the gearbox faceplate which was a slip fit on the end of the motor to locate the output shaft center.

Their setup allows rapid motor changes - just remove the two screws holding the back plate to release it - and the aluminum gearbox faceplate conducts some heat away. Plus the entire motor body is exposed for air cooling.

Can't say I'm a big fan of Lexan (aka polycarbonate) for applications like this. It may be very tough, but it isn't very dimensionally stable and it doesn't conduct heat well, either.
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