Attaching a shaft to a Vex Motor

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Attaching a shaft to a Vex Motor

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17-01-2013, 13:15

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Re: Attaching a shaft to a Vex Motor

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Originally Posted by Tom Line

It seems the vex motor outputs are simply a square shaft receiver. I don't see any way to lock the shaft in the motor. We were interested in direct driving a wheel from a vex motor, and having a short 'arm' on another one (5 inches).

Am I correct when I say that we have to create our own shaft retaining method with a shaft collar and mounting plate?

That's how many VEX teams do it.

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