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Re: Best way to cool CIM motors?

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Originally Posted by rainbowbear998 View Post
It seems that having a worm or planetary gearbox is the best option to stop the motors heating up at the moment. I have one question though - will they perform ok with a few kilos of weight on them?
We designed part of our lifter gearbox with VEXPro versaplanetary gearboxes. However, I would check your load requirement against this document before purchasing one:

http://content.vexrobotics.com/vexpr...s-20150106.pdf

Watch out if you are planning on using a very low reduction with a CIM or a MiniCIM

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