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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 19:11:49 GMT
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Thanks, Phil...
- Dave
In lugnet.robotics, Phil Watt writes:
> I found it used on page 59 of the constructopedia (v1.5) as part of the • Inventorbot
> as part of the hat mechanism.
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> -Phil
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> David Paule wrote:
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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.
> > >
> > > 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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