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[jgannon]

Originally Posted by RyanN

I don't know the specs on the small motors they gave us, but they looked pretty weak.

You should take a look at the specs... you might be surprised.
http://banebots.com/p/M2-RS550-120

With this gearbox, you could get quite a bit of torque out of the 550.
http://banebots.com/pc/MP-42nnn-550/MP-42256-550

(However, the 385's do leave something to be desired.)

[RyanN]

Originally Posted by jgannon

You should take a look at the specs... you might be surprised.
http://banebots.com/p/M2-RS550-120

With this gearbox, you could get quite a bit of torque out of the 550.
http://banebots.com/pc/MP-42nnn-550/MP-42256-550

(However, the 385's do leave something to be desired.)

Impressive for those small motors. I try to avoid the small motors since they have a tendency to burn up quickly if they stall.

EDIT: The 550s were not included in the KOP. The 385s were. There is quite a bit of a difference. http://www.mabuchi-motor.co.jp/cgi-b...AT_ID=rs_385ph

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by RyanN

The 550s were not included in the KOP. The 385s were.

The KoP included two 385s, a 540, and a 550.

[Ben Piecuch]

Based on your mounting setup, I envision that the ability to mount / unmount these gearboxes will be fairly tricky. I don't see a whole lot of room to get a wrench in there to unbolt the face-mounted gearboxes. (Yes, a simple allen key will do it, but it's cumbersome.)

We're looking at an extremely similar setup, and access to the mounting holes is one of our concerns. Just wondering if you've thought of this as well.

Thanks,

Bengineer

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch

Based on your mounting setup, I envision that the ability to mount / unmount these gearboxes will be fairly tricky. I don't see a whole lot of room to get a wrench in there to unbolt the face-mounted gearboxes. (Yes, a simple allen key will do it, but it's cumbersome.)

We're looking at an extremely similar setup, and access to the mounting holes is one of our concerns. Just wondering if you've thought of this as well.

Thanks,

Bengineer

I've tinkered with the weldament in our shop (the gearboxes aren't in yet) and an allen key gets in there pretty easily. Thank you for your advice though; I have certainly made stupider mistakes before