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Old 10-04-2003, 10:38 AM
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popsracer
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Guys;

You really don't even need these new design gears to run different splits. The 1M Gears on older Cars have more than enough beef to handle the less than perfect mesh. (at least in 1/10th scale)

No matter what the Diameter, Pitch, Pitch diameter, etc of the Gears, it is the number of Teeth that determine the ratio, Period.

You can have an R/C Car gear set with a 17/49 ratio, and a Machine Gear set that is 3 ft in diameter with giant Teeth and a 17/49 ratio. The reduction will still be the same 2.88 to 1.

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