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Re: Minibot Gearbox
It would be legal to make gears out of polycarb. However, keep in mind that unless they are made to an extremely high level of quality and high tolerances, you may lose more energy in the mesh than you would settling for a less-optimal ratio of the kit gears.
To get the most power out of the motor, find the gear ratio that puts a torque on the motor equal to the torque at max power output. In the case of the Tetrix motors, this is 1.158 Nm. The force input to the system is a known quantity equal to the weight of your minibot and any climbing friction.
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