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Re: Gear down Motor or Gears?

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Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
It means that how you gear a system up or down can have very different efficiencies. Case-by-case analysis is the only way I know of for determining which is best.
Okay thanks! so basically, even a 4:1 gear down can somehow produce way less then calculated? by http://www.gizmology.net/motors.htm

T = Ts - (N Ts ÷ Nf)

where T is the torque at the given rpm N, Ts is the stall torque, and Nf is the free rpm.
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