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Re: Bag Motor Tips

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Originally Posted by roystur44 View Post
Anybody have any BAG motor specs

At a comfortable output speed we are looking for the desired gear ratio for the VersaPlanetary to drive a 4-5 inch wheel on a shaft at 20' per sec.

Can somebody make a spreadsheet?
The circumference of a wheel is pi*Diameter. Rotations per minute can be converted to rotations per second by dividing by 60. Gear reduction divides RPm by the gear ratio.

Give it a shot.