Spektra edge x

[fkirons]

A few questions for the FKI guys:
im running the Edge X at about 10.5v no higher, for lining. I noticed the machine gets a bit warm. Not hit by any means but warm enough to notice. I just wanted to confirm that this was normal. The last few rotaries I've used haven't gotten warm and the ones prior that did, started to slow down when they got warm.

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do you, or will you be making drive bars that are longer? I can't use my Cheyenne flex grip with the shorter drive bars provided. I have a couple RPG grips and a hawk combo grip so it's mit a big deal but I figured I'd ask before I sold the flex grip if it's useless.

Thanks so much for being so involved in the forum after your product launch. I'm incredibly happy with my purchase.

Hey there. 10.5 is in the higher end but def safe. You can run this machine as high as 14 volts but no human skin will sustain the trauma. 😊 The warmth you are experiencing comes in fact from the big bearing of the hex drive mechanism. This bearing is absorbing axial load (protecting your motor and reducing vibration) so at higher speed rotation, the ball bearing balls can produce minimal warmth due to friction. The fact that the body of machine and motor housing are crafted from aluminum (a common material for heat dissipation purposes) will result in heat dissipation.
I have experienced, when prototyping, that running the Edge at high voltage will decrease the level of friction over time as the machine breaks in resulting into cool running machine.

Regarding the DriveBars being a bit shorted for flex grips. Well we made sure they worked with most grips ours and adjustable hawk. What you can do to compensate that difference is to unscrew the drive pin a bit to compensate for that difference and out a loop of take around.

You can also get longer drive pins from us. We make them upon request.




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