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Unread 04-05-2013, 19:06
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Re: designing a three motor gearbox

They don't. Slower motors will act as loads on faster motors. If you're incorporating CIMs and MiniCIMs in the same gearbox, you can use 12-tooth pinions on the CIMs and 11-tooth pinions on the MiniCIMs (or 14t and 12t respectively), which will get you close enough. In all honesty, you can probably use the same pinions on the motors, and they'll balance each other out without too much stress.