Slew Drive

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Geared slew drive and motor rotating the torque tube through ±60° to track the sun.

Direct parts	4
Total parts	29
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly
Status	unverified

Geared slew drive and motor rotating the torque tube through ±60° to track the sun. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Slew Drive parts and their functions

4 top-level parts · 29 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Slew Drive parts diagram: 1 slew drive gear, 2 drive motor, 3 drive encoder, 4 drive housing. 29 parts in 4 assemblies. — Slew Drive parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Slew Drive Gear 2 parts	1×	Worm-gear slew bearing
2	Drive Motor 1 parts	1×	DC gearmotor
3	Drive Encoder	1×	Rotation feedback encoder
4	Drive Housing 1 parts	1×	Sealed cast housing

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Bill of materials for Slew Drive

4 top-level lines · 12 rows shown · 29 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Slew Drive Gear 2 parts	solar-tracker-single-axis-slew-gear	1×	1	·	part
1.1	Ball Bearing	ball-bearing	2×	2	·	part
1.2	Helical Gear Pair	gear-pair	1×	1	·	part
2	Drive Motor 1 parts	solar-tracker-single-axis-motor	1×	1	·	part
2.1	Servo Motor 4 parts	servo-motor	1×	1	24	assembly
2.1.1	Stator Assembly 3 parts + deeper ›	stator-assembly	1×	1	3	assembly
2.1.2	Rotor Assembly 4 parts + deeper ›	rotor-assembly	1×	1	19	assembly
2.1.3	Encoder	encoder	1×	1	·	part
2.1.4	Motor Housing	motor-housing	1×	1	·	part
3	Drive Encoder	solar-tracker-single-axis-drive-encoder	1×	1	·	part
4	Drive Housing 1 parts	solar-tracker-single-axis-drive-housing	1×	1	·	part
4.1	O-Ring Set	oring-set	1×	1	·	part

Where the slew drive is used

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Renewable Energy 1 Single-Axis Solar Tracker

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Sourcing: possible vendors

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks