Soma Smart Shades Replacement Gear

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This is a replacement plastic gear for the Soma Smart Shades. If you've had your Soma Smart Shades for over a year, the plastic gear in the motor housing will have been worn away and the beaded chain will start "skipping". See attached image. I was about to scrap all 7 Soma Smart Shades when I decided to attempt to model and print a replacement. Notes: You'll need to take the magnet from the original gear, extract it using pliers, and then press it into the 4mm hole. I opted to not include the chain bead "cutout" for loading the chain; I just lined up the gear with the motor shaft and made sure the bead chain was properly seated and pressed the gear onto the motor shaft. The magnet hole and the gear hole is a pretty snug fit, it will require a bit of force using pliers.