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Re: 2.5" CIM Motor stops when climbing

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
FTFY. The power out of a gearbox is the same as the power into the gearbox, minus any inefficiency in the gearbox. The power is neither geared up nor geared down.



I was responding to someone from Turkey who appeared to have neither an engineering background nor English as a first language. Assuming that, I tried to frame my response in simple terms.

"Gearing up" is a phrase that typically refers to changing to a higher gear, either in a car or a bicycle, resulting in more speed and less hill-climbing ability. And, vice-versa. I did not think that a treatise on work per unit of time, torque or RPM was necessary - or helpful - in this instance.

Similarly, given that the team is in Turkey, it might not be helpful for any of us to advise ordering this or that gearbox from AndyMark. (he asked, "Can we find another solution but using gearbox? On the motor side small gear, on the shaft side big gear possible?") Just sayin'.
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