Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification

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Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification

Hi everyone!

Just bought an 2007 vectrix.

Unfortunately the motor is too noisy, as its sound so loud that everyone looks at me in the street.

In the past, I found two videos in the youtube and one of them was from here and the other from endless-phere!

One of the videos (from an italian guy), shows a vectrix in the horizontal position and the guys taking the oil with a syringe and changing the position of the planetary motor to make them fit better...

The other video just shows ONE guy making a modification to allow the oil to be changed and full filled (he made two holes in the motor cover.

So, I would like to know if anyone has the videos links as i'm not founding them.... =\

Need also advices and feedbacks from these modifications...

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Re: Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification

Hi RuFuS,
you write on the you tube: vectrix gearbox et voilà...
Post oobflyer
http://www.youtube.com/user/oobflyer

Ciao Ric

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Hi RuFuS,
you write on the you tube: vectrix gearbox et voilà...
Post oobflyer
http://www.youtube.com/user/oobflyer

Ciao Ric

Yes...the video from oobflyer is one of the videos i was searching...but the other from the italian guy doesn't appear, and that's the video where they change the gearbox planetary position...

Did anyone change the planetary reels/gears position to the other side?

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Re: Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification

Hi Rufus,
check the subpages from MIK >>open Source Vectrix-Vectux
He described the noise-problems and how to fix it very good.

Greetings Mike

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Re: Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification

Hi Rufus,
check the subpages from MIK >>open Source Vectrix-Vectux
He described the noise-problems and how to fix it very good.

Greetings Mike

Yes...also good information...

Just wondering for the italian video... =\

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Re: Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification

http://visforvoltage.org/forum/9424-noisy-planetary-gear-lubriloy-forever

Here's a thread on lubriloy that I havn't tried so I can't recomend it. If any one else has tried it I would be interested in reading what they think of it. In the past someone recomended using very light oil so using heavy oil might not be a good idea.

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Here is a description of how the gearbox noise can sometimes be reduced:

http://visforvoltage.org/forum/3272-vectrix-real-world-testing-2-noise-levels#comment-19359

This information may be used entirely at your own risk.

There is always a way if there is no other way!

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I didn't understand one thing...which type of oil should be used? Thinner or thicker?

I was searching a syntethic 80W140 or 75W90 transmission oil but didn't find yet...which one do you recommend?

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I didn't understand one thing...which type of oil should be used? Thinner or thicker?

I was searching a syntethic 80W140 or 75W90 transmission oil but didn't find yet...which one do you recommend?

I use medicinal grade Castor Oil, but that might not work as well in colder climates. The gearbox does rarely get below 10degC here.

See: http://visforvoltage.org/book/ev-collaborative-hand-books/6826

This information may be used entirely at your own risk.

There is always a way if there is no other way!

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Re: Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification
I didn't understand one thing...which type of oil should be used? Thinner or thicker?

I was searching a syntethic 80W140 or 75W90 transmission oil but didn't find yet...which one do you recommend?

I use medicinal grade Castor Oil, but that might not work as well in colder climates. The gearbox does rarely get below 10degC here.

See: http://visforvoltage.org/book/ev-collaborative-hand-books/6826

Ok...avoiding castor oil which one should i use...

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Re: Vectrix Planetary Motor Modification

Videos used to be here, but they're not anymore:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQGkENtThCE

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The link takes you to private videos - so i guess you'll have to get in touch with the video submitter and ask them to allow you to view it ..
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