Thread: Gear spacing
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Re: Gear spacing

Like the other posters, I've always used .003" adder. However, this has caused some division on my team. Others believe that it's important to have dead spacing, while I contend that it increases efficiency, and runs better in FRC applications.

Also, we've had mixed results using a .003" adder on worm gears. Proceed with caution, if you're not using spur gears and want to put in an adder.
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