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01.23.2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
However, you are forgetting a valid point there in your calculations: gearing. Reducing or increasing the gearing effectively changes the resistance for a given kv. Geared high, a motor will pull more current, especially at startup, than a motor geared lower. Really, ohm's law still works, just not in such an obvious manner.
I do agree that gearing is critical as it changes the load on the motor. However, please show me someone that runs 6S on a motor that wants to go the same speed they did on 4S. That's the primary reason I didn't factor it in.
   
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