Banebot Transmission Issues

[Kevin Sevcik]

I'll second Joel J. Any recommendations for a fix for the trannies?

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I'll second Joel J. Any recommendations for a fix for the trannies?

We welded the output shaft to the aforementioned plate. It's holding up for the time being, no idea what the longevity of this solution is.

[Kevin Sevcik]

We're using ours in a pretty low-cycle application. We'll go with that and get some spares for backups now. Thanks again for the info before we trashed ours too.

[jgannon]

Karthik, any idea if this issue exists in the 36mm box too?

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by jgannon

Karthik, any idea if this issue exists in the 36mm box too?

Yup, we just pulled apart a 36mm and noticed the same issue. Soft, thin plate, hard shaft going through it. It may not be as much of an issue with the less powerful Banebots motor, but it looks iffy.

Another issue with these gearboxes is that they use an unknown type of screw to hold the face plate on. We had to grind down slot screwdriver to make it fit. Frankly these transmissions seem like more trouble than they're worth. Definitely not as robust as we had hoped.