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Re: AndyMark Super Shifter: Dos??

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
how about a FP motor to AM single speed or planetary adapter? But you still have the problem of the little motors smoking when held stationary with current running thru them.
The AM Planetary (http://andymark.biz/am-0002.html) serves this purpose if you're trying to simultaneously reduce the output RPM of the FP motor to better match that of an unmodified, small CIM.

A simple adapter might be useful -- but if you added a FP motor directly into the AM single speed gearbox, you'd only be getting a 12.75:1 reduction on 19,700 RPM -- and that's not usually very helpful.
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