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Originally Posted by Janezki
Gearing doesn't much effect the torque, use lower voltage if plan to have mercy on your tranny.  |
Actually, gearing does have quite an effect on torque. If the motor has say 0.3 fl-lbs of torque at the shaft for a given amperage, gearing down 20:1 increases the gearing factor, so it's 6ft-lbs of torque. Reducing the gearing (increasing the ratio) increases torque at the wheels.