PG71 Planetary Gearbox with RS775 Motor and Encoder Question

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PG71 Planetary Gearbox with RS775 Motor and Encoder Question

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25-01-2015, 19:18

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Re: PG71 Planetary Gearbox with RS775 Motor and Encoder Question

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Originally Posted by wilderbuchanan

i'm confused because the planetary gearbox reductions is 71:1

The encoder is on the motor shaft, before the 71:1 reduction happens. The specs for the encoder account for this:

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Total Counts per revolution: 497 (7 Counts per motor rotation multiplied by gearbox reduction, 71)

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