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    Motor selection for lead screw system with pulleys or gears

    Hello, The torque required to move the load on my lead screw (with safety factor of 1.9) is ~250 oz-in. I need the lead screw to rotate at 1500 rpm (To achieve the required linear speed of 2.5 in/sec, with a 1/2"-10 acme screw) My initial thought was to directly connect an electric motor to...

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