Thread: pic: Four-Speed Ball-Lock Single-Pneumatic Transmission Design
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Re: pic: Four-Speed Ball-Lock Single-Pneumatic Transmission Design
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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
Would a servo (or a gang of servos) work, with a decently long lever arm? You'd have to work out the linkage to operate it, but I think you could do it. Many moons ago, my dad and I discussed a ball-lock with servos to shift, but were not having an easy time figuring out how exactly to do it.
I'm not sure the amount of force required to make a shift. Our main concern is that the servos can be painfully slow. Adding a lever arm could potentially increase the time it takes. I hadn't thought of ganging servos before... that is an interesting thought.
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