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Re: Drivetrain experimenting

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Originally Posted by hayonet View Post
I don't know how it works, but I've seen some teams implement planetary gearboxes that allow the use of Fisher Price motors in place of a CIM in a toughbox or dewalt transmission.
Banebots sells planetary gearboxes with very high stepdown gear ratios. FP motors can be adapted to fit these gearboxes by replacing the pinion gear. For more info, do a search on CD for the keywords "pinion" and "banebots".


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