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Re: DC Motor and Gearing

in a dc motor Torque and rpm are not related you get max Torque at 0 rpms
now i'm no expert so

as for you gears yes a 5 to 40 to 5 is the same a 1:1 ratio not 8:1 but the gears will spin in the same directions

your math looks good for rpms
what is this for ??
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