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Re: Motor for arm: what should be used when?

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Just for fun, let's do a little engineering and see what happens at 40 ft-lbs
and why the gear ratio is so important...
Thank you so much! It looks like we were having a problem with the arm hitting the stall amperage. Tomorrow I will change the ratio to 51:1, much more reasonable (and ideally below the max power rating). It should supplement our spring counterbalance nicely.
 


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