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Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic
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Wed, 4 Apr 2001 02:20:33 GMT
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Bob Fay wrote:
> The closest thing to an anti-backlash gear is the Conical gear (a misnomer).
> It can be used to load a gear train. I have used this in a design by Iain
> Hendry.
> http://bobfay.users5.50megs.com/newmill.htm
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> I have tried using a second motor in the gear train with a slight reverse
> current. This pretty bulky.
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> I think the gear you want is a sandwich of two gears that are spring loaded
> so the teeth oppose each other. This would work in a small gear train.
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> There is another example of the conical gear at the end of this page.
> http://bobfay.users5.50megs.com/speedy.htm
> --
> Bob Fay
> rfay@we.mediaone.net
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> http://bobfay.users5.50megs.com/index.html
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7900/
> "Eric Sophie" <Legomaster@gobi.com> wrote in message
> news:GB7x2F.J0G@lugnet.com...
> > Tech question for us: Any body know what an Anti-Backlash gear is?
What set(s) include this "conical" gear?
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