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Tamiya leopard 2 gearbox.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:49 pm
by Niels jansen
Hello

I have a tamiya leopard 2 gearbox that i would like to use for my pzh 2000 building project.
The panzerhaubitze has the gearbox in front of the hull instead of the rear like the leopard.

I believe the rear speed of the leopard gearbox is slower then the forward speed.

Can i change the gearbox in some way so i can put it in front of the hull and go as fast as the leopard?

Thanks for the help.

Re: Tamiya leopard 2 gearbox.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:53 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
Niels: I would simply unsolder the leads to the motors, reverse them, and resolder them. This seems so simple, somebody else had better check me on this.

Re: Tamiya leopard 2 gearbox.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:34 pm
by tomhugill
Only was I can think of is use a motor with forward timing so its faster forward than back, or a better option is limit the end point of your throttle channel on your tx.

Re: Tamiya leopard 2 gearbox.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:28 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
I suppose for a Leopard II the faster forward speed is desirable; hence, merely reversing the poles would not be satisfactory. Captain Hugill's solution is better.

Re: Tamiya leopard 2 gearbox.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:40 pm
by Niels jansen
Thabk you for the answers.
I wil give captain hugill a try.