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Re: Curious thick white gear with the slipping hub
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 15:55:39 GMT
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wattsup1@earthlinkAVOIDSPAM.net
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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
David Paule wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > 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
>
> 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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