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Re: Help with Gear Ratio Calculations

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Originally Posted by kklokreach View Post
Oh ok, so if you add M amount of cim motors then your torque increases by xM? Like having two CIMs means double the amount of torque and three CIMs triples the amount of torque?
-Nick
Yes, almost exactly.

In the real world, additional loss due to friction is a consequence of additional motors, but compared to the motor output it is very small and can safely be ignored in most cases.
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