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Old 11-03-2017, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by mick8488
Hi gents,
I just bought an Orion 4.5t and am trying to adjust it for the optimal gear ratio. At the moment it’s sitting at about 5.7 FDR but I was thinking of dropping it to 4.0 FDR via a 72t spur and 36t pinion as I need more speed. I run 48 pitch. It’s being run in blinky mode right now.
Can anyone advise on whether this will be a safe ratio to use with my motor and esc?
What size track?
You're going to wrong way with gear ratio's, you want 7.1-8.0 even if running a mod motor in blinky mode.
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