Thread: lift winch ideas anyone?
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Re: lift winch ideas anyone?
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Originally Posted by windell747 View Post
......So in response to the last reply, is a CIM powerful enough to drive a winch drum directly and lift the robot?.....
If the diameter of the pulley is about 1/48th of an inch. Then it must be made of some really strong stuff.....

Or it winds in a block and tackle with about 48 pulleys.....

I would suggest downloading and learning to use JVN Spreadsheet. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2059