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Re: Speed up the Taigene window motor?

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Originally Posted by SuspectZero View Post
0o0o0 did not know that, thanks for telling me jgannon. yea a big gear to a small gear would speed it up, but would we loose alot of torque (which is needed cause this will be lifting our arm, and possibly the ball, up and down)?
So.... what you're saying is you want the motor to put out more energy than you put in?

Sorry, but a force * rate of motion is wattage, and wattage you can't gear to get more of. It's a trade off.

I would suggest you try the window motor 1:1 and see how it works for you (preferably mathematically before you go out and try it). Then figure out what you need to do gearing/motor wise.

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