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Old 02-28-2017, 11:03 AM
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Default Taigen gear wear - normal?

Hi, I have a ~2 month old Taigen Panther F w/ a metal V2 steel gear box. After using it for about 45 minutes, I opened it to change the battery. I noticed there was a lot of metal shavings inside. 1 gear in particular(right side) seemed really worn down. The gears are originally black, but this 1 gear had all the black worn off. Is this normal? Will grease prevent more wear?



I cleaned, lubed the gears and made covers.
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