Since gearing is usually calculated for a specific motor (especially in an RTR) for a good combination of speed and torque, if you put a faster motor in your rig and don’t change the gearing to match, you could overheat your motor and/or ESC, resulting in a failure. Today we will dive into how to fine-tune your gearing for speed (mostly) without cooking your ESC or motor—and how a few Castle “tools” make it easy to get it right.
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Since gearing is usually calculated for a specific motor (especially in an RTR) for a good combination of speed and torque, if you put a faster motor in your rig and don’t change the gearing to match, you could overheat your motor and/or ESC, resulting in a failure. Today we will dive into how to fine-tune your gearing for speed (mostly) without cooking your ESC or motor—and how a few Castle “tools” make it easy to get it right.