gear ratios for AEG's

[Airsoft-Ed]

Going back to my thread from before, I can't remember the name either, but the high torque gears I had were REEAAAALLLLYYY high torque, they'd work with like 800fps springs so it's more or less impossible to get a high rof or good trigger response from them without some crazy mad gearbox modding skills that I have yet to acquire.

Which is probably why they were in stock when the ones I wanted weren't...

The reason I said to use a high torque motor in this situation though, is that if we go back to the bicycle analogy, using high speed gears reduces their effectiveness with heavy springs. They'll spin fast as hell with low power ones, but if you want to use an M100 or higher, you'd probably gain more from a high torque motor because it'd put back what the gears took away in turning power.

 

[Pointman PUG]

Going back to my thread from before, I can't remember the name either, but the high torque gears I had were REEAAAALLLLYYY high torque, they'd work with like 800fps springs so it's more or less impossible to get a high rof or good trigger response from them without some crazy mad gearbox modding skills that I have yet to acquire.

Which is probably why they were in stock when the ones I wanted weren't...

The reason I said to use a high torque motor in this situation though, is that if we go back to the bicycle analogy, using high speed gears reduces their effectiveness with heavy springs. They'll spin fast as hell with low power ones, but if you want to use an M100 or higher, you'd probably gain more from a high torque motor because it'd put back what the gears took away in turning 'power.

cool....cheers ed....I plan on using my standard spring( im hitting 320 fps so it might be an m100 spring) so im hoping a high speed motor will do the business,if not ill downgrade to an m90 spring and fit a pdi tightbore 6.01 barrell and that should be good for about 25 fps...like I say I want rate of fire but still stay as close to 350 fps as possible!

 

[Pointman PUG]

You used silicone grease on the gears? I don't want to worry you but every guide I have seen has said to use white lithium grease, I use guarder Teflon gear grease.

If silicone grease is ok, I stand corrected though.

if thats true ive made a monumental schoolboy error......however every review iv'e read in airoft international they have always re-greased their gearboxes with silicone grease and light silicone oil on the piston!

seriously hope this isnt an "ohhh shit what have I done" moment!

 

[sp00n]

Like I have said I may be wrong