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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
Well, I haven't taken them apart to look. But, it appears that shaft misalignment may have been the issue. If you look at this picture you can see the second plate which supports the shaft moves up and down to tension. They both do, but they are not connected; We think they appear to be aligned but may be slightly off.
We are in a predicament now though. We already bought the AM gearboxes so we will probably go with those anyway. We have added standoffs to the plates to keep them in unison though. |
Are you stealing the CIM motor for the AM solution from your drive? And are you worried that the reduction of drive power will lower your ability to drive (keep in mind, lower torque not only means less pushing power, but less ability to turn and accelerate as well)? If you are replacing the CIM in your drive with a Large CIM and/or FP, it might be alright, but otherwise I'd suggest looking for an alternative arm solution that does not sacrifice your existing abilities.
Some alternatives for the 42mm Banebots include:
KoP FP gearbox (it may be a bit big and clunky, but it works better than anyone gives it credit for, I believe it is a 128:1 reduction)
AM Planetary then reduced further by an
AM single speed (46.793:1 reduction, can accept two motors)
DeWalt XRP transmission (3-speed; 47:1, 15:1, or 12:1 reductions)