Gear reduction drives

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John Glover
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Gear reduction drives

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Can anyone help me.Axles Modelbeau no longer sell the transmission speed reduction units they had.I know they where maxx brand and some members got these from Hong Kong through e bay but i cant find them.I know that you need to turn down the shaft in them from 4 mm to 2.3 mm.Does anyone know of a supplier.regards John.
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43rdRecceReg
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Re: Gear reduction drives

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There's a website dealing with gear reductions here:
https://www.customrcmodels.com/id493.htm
Judging by some of the dates for entries, it's not very current. That said, there's some useful information to be had on it. :thumbup:
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Re: Gear reduction drives

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Hello :)
There was a Chinese site that was praising,after research :'( seems to existe more :thumbdown:
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Re: Gear reduction drives

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The reference gear box in China GB087
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The hardest part was ( for my friend who had the machine to do it ) was to get the axel true when machining it for me .


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