Hi all, Our tray stacker is a 4 bar powered with 1 motor at a 1:7 gear ratio. This setup worked with at most 4 cubes being stacked but more than that, it does not have enough power to lit up. How can we make it stronger without adding another motor? I feel like other teams can accomplish much mo…

The one in the picture that you’ve shown is not 1:7. It’s 1:5 as others have stated The driven gear is a 60 tooth gear (connected to the steel arm), and the driver gear is a 12 tooth gear (connected to the motor). 60/12 = 5 revolutions of the 12T gear for every revolution of 60T gear. To do 1:7, …

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Joey_24K December 19, 2019, 10:50am 9

Hey this might help with adjusting the lengths of the two linkages.