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Re: Horse Power

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Originally Posted by Sh1ine View Post
Thanks. One more, how do I find out how much torque is applied after the gear box?
I assume you are designing a drive train and need to determine load on the system at that gear ratio. Load depends on several factors. For FRC drive trains, most people use JVN's Advanced Drivetrain Calculator. You can find the spreadsheet and presentation file at the link below.

http://thinktank.wpi.edu/article/5