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      07-21-2008, 01:22 AM   #17
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jm, mixja: I misspoke. Linear accelerative force is indeed what matters and thus torque should be divided by wheel radius (and by weight as already done). Either way you want to look at it the overall wheel OD does act just like gears, same torque, larger wheel, less force.

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