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Great article. Being a returnee to the hobby, it provided a lot of useful info that I had not had before. For all the old timers I know it can be old hat but anytime information can be provided for us rookies or newbies, it is greatly appreciated.

Thank you again.

Nice guide about motors. I like how you kept it clean and relevant to 1/32 slot cars.

I've been around a while and know some of that stuff. But it is really nice to have all of that info in one area. I hate to admit it, but my memory is getting really bad and I am finding myself having to reread things quite often. This will be a great help for me [if I can remember where I saw it when I need it] :angry-tappingfoot:

Great article! I just have one question that I have always struggled with. When speaking of gear ratios, and we mention low and high gear ratios, is a low number considered a low gear ratio or is it the other way around. In other words, between the two gear rations of 2.0 and 3.0, which is considered the 'low' gear ratio and which is considered the 'high' gear ratio. Sorry if this should be obvious, but it just hasn't been clear to me.

Thanks

"High" gear ratios result in more top speed but usually sacrifice acceleration. "Low" gear ratios offer better acceleration but the trade-off is top speed. It can be confusing because a high gear ratio is lower numerically and a low gear ratio is higher numerically. In your example, a gear ratio of 2:1 would be higher and 3:1 would be lower (relative to one another).

Hard to figure this out? Whait 'till i explane it :idea:
This is how gear ratio works; the 1st number tells you how many revolutions the motor have to do to make the wheels (the 2nd number) turn. So in a 3:1 ratio the motor spins 3 times and the wheels 1 time.