Avoid These Common RC Car Gearing Mistakes

RC Gears sounds like a fairly simple thing to get right. However, there are a few things that may not be so obvious.
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[@emmanuelmeyermeyer1083]

Great video! I am just getting back into rc after having my Traxxus Pro Trax and Team Losi buggy rc boxed for 20 years in storage after my son's grew up. Alot has changed and I am slowly learning thanks to peoole like you posting these videos. Great job!

[@RCexplained]

That is awesome! Welcome back!

[@colin1992]

Yep, ive had to deal with this many times on my arrma vehicles. The infraction i had, i set it up as u know for 100 mph speed runs, it was one run and done, but sometimes i kept doing multiple runs. Big mistake, and i learned that to the point that my esc overheated and the motor cut out, i was running 34 spur 27 pinion on a 1650kv motor. Stock gearing was 46 spur 18 pinion. Also when trying to line up my mod 1 34 spur with a 26-28 tooth pinion, i noticed it wasnt meshing, because of the gear pitch, i was using a 0,8mm pinion when it should been a mod 1 pinion. Great video ryan.

[@RCexplained]

Interesting experience Colin, thanks for the comment!

[@filsdedieu100]

Hello from France my friends. Thank you for your very good work :-)

[@RCexplained]

Thank you too

[@rcnoob6231]

You are awesome man! I wish I would have found your videos like 2 years ago when I just got into RC's would have saved me alot of headaches lol

[@RCexplained]

Thanks for the comment RC Noob. Glad I could help!

[@georgestuckey8529]

Thank you. Once again another very informative video.

[@RCexplained]

Thank you George!

[@mihaiserbanescu8676]

My setup has a sensor and will stop power going past the ESC if there is too much heat into the system. This is cool but my motor kept overheating after maybe half an hour of hard drifting. I have bought a motor fan, but didn't test it yet. Hopefully it's good enough to keep it from overheating

[@SolRC]

Awesome stuff, love your content. Top gear top tip, let your thread locking compound cure for 24 hours.

[@RCexplained]

Good Point Sol RC! Thanks for the comment

[@Sunnyfpv1617]

Very informative video great info sir keep it up

[@RCexplained]

Thank You Shreyash!

[@helmydewa]

For torque, what is the best gear 48p or 32p...?

[@RCexplained]

32P will be stronger than 48P. Mod1 is my choice for 1/10 and larger.

[@helmydewa]

@@RCexplained ok, thank you for your answer

[@MatrixRC]

Traxxas does this from factory. .08 mod spur and 32p pinion

[@racingrivals8934]

Not gonna lie didn't know 32pitch and 0.8 was slightly off

[@mehimrc1314]

Commented before on this video if your in a "pinch" 0.8 mod and 32P will and do run fine. If you find a gear mesh that's imperial and metric within a few 00.0 of each other, then YES! You can put two pinion pitches together. Don't know why you delete comments dude.

[@RCexplained]

I don't delete comments. I stated exactly what you have written here and made it very clear in the video. Tons of people doing it all the time.

[@mehimrc1314]

@@RCexplained You say you don't, I say you do, let's beg to differ. Your putting it across like it's a sin to run certain things when infact it's ok. You dont state exactly what I've written at all, and yes people do it all the time thankfully they know what works and what doesn't.