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04-03-2011, 03:18

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Re: Tetrix Gearbox Help

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Originally Posted by Hurband

If you connect (stack) the 2 identical gearsets by lets say by soldering them you will find that by some axial endplay adjustement these will fit nicely and you will have a 31.2:1 gearbox.

We tried soldering two of the gearsets together, but we couldn't get the solder to stick. Tried 60/40 rosin core and silver bearing acid core. Do you need to use a special flux or do some special surface prep to be able to solder them together?

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