<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Hank,</div><div>I imagine there will be quite a load on the gears. I want to lift as much</div><div>as I can, at a reasonable speed, with the power available in those two</div><div>different motors. </div><div>There is a bit of compromise here as I am powering it with an off the shelf</div><div>item & was hoping there was a suitable gearbox about that would get</div><div>me in the ballpark. </div><div>I have ideas of putting a camera on the wrist & using the manipulator as </div><div>a snorkel; so it will be reasonably long.</div><div>Just finished my latest motor housing, (which took a long time) so </div><div>trying to avoid more hard work lol.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 1/10/2018, at 12:59 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
<div>Alan,</div><div>You could probably have that printed</div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, September 30, 2018, 1:33:41 AM MDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv2528280752"><div>Hi,<div></div><div>haven't had any Psub mail for a while.</div><div>Am looking for a small gearbox similar to the one below with the double output,</div><div>but with reduction gearing, to be used for rotating the joints in a manipulator. </div><div>Preferably of non corrosive materials.</div><div>I fear I may have to make it!</div><div>I have purchased a couple of motors from BLUE ROBOTICS. The M100 (135W) & M200 </div><div>(350W)</div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://docs.bluerobotics.com/thrusters/motors/">http://docs.bluerobotics.com/thrusters/motors/</a></div><div>These are designed to operate underwater without a housing, you just need to pot the wires. I have other plans for their use.</div><div>So the idea here is to design a relatively cheap manipulator that avoids the hassle of building waterproof housings & compensation systems. My main intended function is </div><div>to be able to reach to my thrusters & cut rope in an entanglement. </div><div>It won't be as robust as a manipulator made using pistons but will have more range of</div><div>movement & be easier to detach at depth if needed.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><image1.JPG><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div>
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