What’s ‘AV’ in Pinion Description?

[Re-Bugged 10152]

Would someone be able to tell me what the the difference is (if any) between a pinion that is listed as,

1, 0.6 mod AV

2, 0.6 mod

Its mainly for pinions in an M08 chassis, and an SRB chassis.

Thanks for any advice 👍🏻

[DeadMeat666 1675]

As far as I know, "AV" is what Tamiya calls their bog-standard (read soft) aluminum pinions. I suppose this is in contrast to pinions that are hardened aluminum or steel. I generally stay away from AV pinions when I see them.

Could be wrong though.

[TWINSET 1793]

Try this;

I thought AV was just Tamiya's way of referring to 0.6 Mod, regardless of the material?

[DeadMeat666 1675]

17 minutes ago, TWINSET said:

I thought AV was just Tamiya's way of referring to 0.6 Mod, regardless of the material?

I believe we're both right. After 20 minutes of searching old threads on this very topic, I've found that "AV" is what they call their butter-soft aluminum 0.6mod line of pinion gears.

[Re-Bugged 10152]

Excellent Thank you, I’ve now written notes and put it with the pinions in the spares box for future reference 👍🏻