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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Newell Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: Wildman on May 07, 2014, 11:14:09 PM

Title: Inches Per Crank?
Post by: Wildman on May 07, 2014, 11:14:09 PM
Does anyone know/Has anyone measured the inches-per-crank/turn/handle revolution on the 2-series and 3-series (5:1 gear ratio)?
Title: Re: Inches Per Crank?
Post by: Newell Nut on May 07, 2014, 11:24:35 PM
200 5 speed is 27" per turn
300 5 speed is 32" per turn
Title: Re: Inches Per Crank?
Post by: Wildman on May 08, 2014, 02:53:36 AM
Gotcha.  That's why I want some 3.6:1 gears...

Thanks, Dwight!
JC
Title: Re: Inches Per Crank?
Post by: john2244 on May 08, 2014, 03:25:12 AM
You can determine the inches retrieve using the following formula:  diameter of the spool x pi (3.14) x gear ratio.
If the diameter of the spool is 2.25" and the gear ratio is 5:1 the inches retrieved would be 2.25 x 3.14 x 5 = 35.325" per one turn of the handle.

John
Title: Re: Inches Per Crank?
Post by: maxpowers on May 08, 2014, 03:38:27 AM
If you want to get technical you also need to determine the effective diameter of the spool as the line are coming off the spool.  At 1/2 diameter the amount of line per turn is much less and so forth..You probably calculate the actual inches at any instance of the spool is you have the exactly diameter of the effective spool and subtracting for the decreasing spool diameter.  There's a math formula in there somewhere.
Title: Re: Inches Per Crank?
Post by: Newell Nut on May 08, 2014, 08:30:34 AM
The simple way is to read what comes in a Newell box.