Plain bearings are a good theoretical solution, but in this application the additional friction would throw off the motor control and odometry of the four wheel platform.
Dinjin, those are all good suggestions, I'm working on life calculations and the possibility of adding balls.
The best...
Thank you for your replies.
The link should work if the whole thing is copied and pasted. It works on the American version of Firefox I'm using here in Germany. Sorry I couldn't hyperlink the entire link, I tried but it gets cut off at "*".
It is a link to specs on the FAG bearing I'm...
Has anyone come across ball bearings with alternative materials or construction that are stronger than typical steel deep groove bearings?
I have been looking for something that fits these dimensions:
http://medias.schaeffler.de/medias/en!hp.ec.br.pr/60..-2Z*607-2Z;bcVdhU9y9W0-?clrsb=1
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