Black & Decker Fisher Price Transmission

[team222badbrad]

Recently while at VCU our team was stuck with a problem.

One of our double stacked BaneBot transmissions bit the dust on practice day and that was when we really put them to the test.


We did not have a replacement and because one transmission was not enough to power our ball pickup and shooter delivery system, we needed to find something if our second one decided to fail. We were forced to eliminate and modify some of our ball conveyors.

So we sent someone from our team to the Lowe's right down the street to find a 12 volt drill.

He came back withTHIS

With a little tinkering and figuring how to get the drill apart, the Fisher Price motor was a direct drop in.

Unlike the Bane Bots, this little gearbox also has an adjustable clutch, a good feature to prevent motor burnout.

I did get this setup nearly ready to be placed on the robot if needed before the end of practice day; however, we have not done any testing to see how this gearbox may handle on a FIRST robot.

If anyone is interested in this gearbox perhaps I may make a white paper on how to tear it down and place the Fisher Price in it.