01-06-2006, 02:34
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
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Re: What NEW Vex Accessories Would You Like TO See?
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Originally Posted by Dmkaz
Here are a few ideas I had..
- Different brackets / different ways to mount motors & servos. From my expierence with the Vex kit I find the way the motor mounts kind of awkward in different applications. Different brackets that could attach to it would be helpful, or a few different holes on the motor itself for different mounting positions.
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I want to STRONGLY agree with the need for servo mounts that permit mounting the servo on a support in any of the 6 orientations (3 orthogonal axes) possible for the servo . Not being able to do this is constantly (in just about every machine/bot I build) ruining othewise good solutions to design problems.
I suspect a bracket(s) and/or clamp(s) separate from the servo is the right way to do this.
Mounts that are integrated into the servo will make the servo larger than it is now; and that will mean it will fit equally poorly in all orientations.
A separate bracket, that is used only when necessary, won't get clog up your designs in situations where the current servo plus its integrated mounts is good enough.
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