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Unread 25-09-2011, 23:55
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Re: pic: 2 Speed Switching Module

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Originally Posted by Aren_Hill View Post
Do the math and see what level of torque your traction wheel is actually capable of transmitting to the ground, at 2ft/s you'll just make yourself move really slow and not have any more pushing power than someone who geared themselves right at traction limited.
Perhaps your correct but that's the reason for the prototyping and that kind of gearing ratio can be changed with the gearing from the cim which would not be terribly difficult to accomplish. The main goal is to see if the module can even withstand the stresses of housing the shifting mechanisms and continue to work properly and reliablely.
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