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Re: pic: Stripped VexPro gear
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Originally Posted by pilleya
It only really takes one tooth to break or chip to cause all the teeth to be stripped off the gear, as I believe that the shrapnel causes the next tooth to be clogged and break.
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Not quite...
What usually happens is that if one tooth breaks off, the next tooth takes more force than it would ordinarily (fewer points of the same force being applied = more stress as well), plus a chance of shock loading. Then that one takes off... repeat until you're out of gear teeth.
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