Originally Posted by
BadSign
heavier gears place more load on the motor, which raises amp draw and increases torque from a dead start.
So if heavier gears give you more torque then why do we buy lightened gears with holes in them and pinions machined from aluminum. We should be using solid steel spur gears and steel pinions in 64P for mod motors. Right!
I guess all those physics classes must have confused me.