Re: 4K tranny - .75 or .80 5th??

["RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>]

> Another consideration is that the .75 is a fine tooth gear and is more
likely
> to break. The .71 should be a coarse tooth...not sure about the .80, but I
> suspect it isn;t quite as fine as .75 ...but it depends on the tooth
count.

That's strange.  I've not heard of helical gears being different like that
from one ratio to another.

I guess I would go for the .71 on a 4k, given what has been discussed.  OK,
I'd go for a .80 fifth and get a .71 sixth if I was rich  ;?)

-PK



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