We’ve recently broken one of the teeth in the turntable, was wondeirng if anyone else has been having the problem? We haven’t been putting them under a large load, but things happen I guess.
First one I’ve heard of. Anyone else seeing something similar?
Care to show me the application you had it in when it failed?
-John
4 269s powering a full-alum 6bar link. At the end is an intake mechanism with a ramp made out of mostly polycarb with small amounts of alum for support. Elastics assist the arm in raising.
We broke it a few weeks back after some driving practice. Before it broke, the arm was working perfectly. After it broke, we simply turned the gear so that they never contact the 1-gears (since our arm turns less than 180 degrees), and it has held up since under intense programming and driving practices.
It would take a lot of shock-load to do that. Any chance someone dropped the robot onto the arm while it was extended?
Let me know if you break any more teeth during normal usage.
-John
From what I know, a drop did not occur although that is a possibility.
Alright, will do. =)