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Re: Curious thick white gear with the slipping hub
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 15:23:08 GMT
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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.
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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.
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> alex
Odd that they only included one of 'em, then, and didn't include it in the
instructions in the Constructopedia.
Oh, well.
Dave
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