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Re: Custom Gearbox is very loud

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Originally Posted by Tottanka View Post
Have you done this before? The 1 hour of running part i mean. It sounds like the wear might be too much. What speeds would you run the gear at for that?

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
The wear is to some extent controlled by the system not being under load. This would be on a bench, with maybe a wheel or something on the output shaft just for a smidge more inertia.
Yes, high speed, no load. We have used a "suicide cable" for this, so we were running at free speed. With the amount of resistance it sounds like you have, you should have proper fuses/breakers at least.
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