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Unread 16-02-2005, 14:34
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Re: pic: Phoenix 703 "almost done"

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Originally Posted by MattB703
Try gearing down your final stage. You may gain a lot of control with little or no decrease in actual speed.
And just to add/clarify why this might work is the theory that a motor that is geared "high" is currently getting "bogged down", will probably run about the same speed as a motor that is geared "low" because the "low" geared motor will not get (as) "bogged down"
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