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Originally Posted by J57ltr
I asked if having a smaller pinion could cause more back EMF that could cause a failure if the batteries are up to the task, to which the asnwer was
So basically to me he is saying that in 99% of cases having the smaller pinion can cause this problem with the regen braking. But he ends with the statement of smaller equals less stress.
Those two statments given that Patrick are opposed to one and other unless he meant 2 different things.
Small pinion+bad batteries= damaged ESC
And Small pinion= less stress on the ESC under load.
Or he missunderstood higher numerical ratio.
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sorry -- I guess I misread the original statement. Higher gear ratio (smaller pinion) = less stress (lower reverse currents to the battery, lower ripple voltage.)
Any time you let the motor rev more freely, it is easier on both acceleration currents and braking currents.