Gears are more complicated and harder to install, and more expensive. Chains are cheap, simple and easy.
I find it interesting that you say "most" tanks are rear-drive. This may be true of todays tanks, but WW2 era tanks were mostly front-drive.. There are obvious advantages in efficiency if the motor is in the back to drive the rear wheels. I wonder if the move to rear-drive was driven (oops, pun) by the move away from dead tracks to "live" tracks where each link is bushed and "curled" slightly. I suspect that in the 1:6 scale rear drive may be less likely to shed a track when turning. B ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Michael [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [TANKS] Chains vs Gears for Gear Reduction I notice that most constructors use chains to achieve the desired gear ratio, often in conjunction with an internal gearbox built into the motor housing. Is there some reason not to use gears for this? It seems like gears could be more compact than chains. Thanks. Michael -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
