Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #02345
To: Chiu-Yuan Fang chiumanfu@home.com, beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Dave Hrynkiw dave@solarbotics.com
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 23:26:06 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: OTU apps
At 09:28 PM 4/13/99 , Chiu-Yuan Fang wrote:
>Price is their only advantage.
>> Well some things have more potential then others. I think that OTUs might
>> have something move to offer over the usual gear motor.
_Almost_ their only advantage! They are VERY reconfigurable. You can turn a
stock OTU into anything from a 6:1 to a 3600:1 gearmotor just by selecting
which shaft you want the pager motor to drive. Love'em. Take a bit of
patience to configure, but well worth the effort. Too back about the gears
having to be exposed, tho. That's what kills them the most - debris
contamination.
Regards,
Dave
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