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Anyone know what this odd part is good for? One came with my RIS 1.5 system. The hub slips both ways, so it isn't a one-way clutch, and it seems to slip at low torques, so it apparently isn't a mechanical fuse. Thanks! Dave Paule (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It is designed to protect the motors from stalling. It should act like a normal gear at low torque, and the inner portion should spin at high torques. The maximum torque is listed on the gear. alex (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) at (...) Odd that they only included one of 'em, then, and didn't include it in the instructions in the Constructopedia. Oh, well. Dave (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I found it used on page 59 of the constructopedia (v1.5) as part of the Inventorbot as part of the hat mechanism. -Phil (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks, Phil... - Dave (...) Inventorbot (...) system. (...) slip (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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