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Re: Adjustment Screw on Motors.
Posted by Raul.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.

Posted on 3/3/2000 9:52 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Adjustment Screw on Motors. posted by Justin Stiltner on 3/3/2000 8:38 PM MST:



I believe it is intended by design to allow the manufacturer to install the worm gear and adjust the free play and/or backlash on the worm gear. But it also can be used to induce extra friction and help to prevent backdriving (which is what we often do).

Some may argue that this will artificially reduce the life of the worm gear. However, in 1998 we relied exclusively on this feature to prevent our lift from sagging when extended and holding up our cage full of balls. We were in several matches that year (including a run of 8 straight matches in the elimination rounds) and never had a failure. We just had to tweak the tension periodically.

Raul


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