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Re: Help with CIM motor locking system?

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Originally Posted by zinthorne View Post
I believe the dart actuators are a worm drive system, and it's is very difficult or impossible to back drive a worm drive.
Actually, the DART actuators use a ACME lead screw. Nevertheless, it's very difficult or impossible to backdrive a lead screw. On the other hand, efficiency goes down (Andymark says it's 52%).

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