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(...) That's not a bug- it's a feature. The point is to protect the motor from damage. That said, I bet if you used two clutch gears you'll get twice the allowable torque. I don't recommend it- but you could try it and see what you think. (16 years ago, 17-Apr-09, to lugnet.technic)
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"Tim (Smith)" <tsmith7057@comcast.net> wrote in message news:KI7yAw.23B@lugnet.com... (...) You won't get twice the allowable torque. What you'll get is a proportionate increase in torque as the load on the output from the clutch gears approaches (...) (16 years ago, 17-Apr-09, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) He probably means two clutch gears in a single axle, meshing with two other gears which also share an axle. That way (in parallel) they should slip at twice the nominal torque. (16 years ago, 18-Apr-09, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Right, that's what I meant- sorry for the confusion. (16 years ago, 18-Apr-09, to lugnet.technic)
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