Twin Motor Gearbox
05-25-2008, 09:18 PM
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Twin Motor Gearbox
Hi guys,
Kinda new to the speedboating world here (I usually like to run scale
). I've noticed that some boats have two motors turning a single spur gear with a single prop, the ABC Super Hawaii for example. I have a cheap V24 which I got off e-bay (those with the vector thrust setup) and I'm planning to modify it with such a gearbox. My question is: is this a reliable design? Will there be a problem with the pinions stripping the spur gear overtime? I want to make use of the stock motors since I don't plan on competing, just some fast and fun to play with.
Kinda new to the speedboating world here (I usually like to run scale
). I've noticed that some boats have two motors turning a single spur gear with a single prop, the ABC Super Hawaii for example. I have a cheap V24 which I got off e-bay (those with the vector thrust setup) and I'm planning to modify it with such a gearbox. My question is: is this a reliable design? Will there be a problem with the pinions stripping the spur gear overtime? I want to make use of the stock motors since I don't plan on competing, just some fast and fun to play with.
05-25-2008, 09:30 PM
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RE: Twin Motor Gearbox
I would say dont bother with it. Just use a 700-800 size single motor on direct drive and save a ton of complication, those dual setups were the old way of making torque, now we just use bigger motors.
