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Considering that gear ratio is such a fundamental concept, it's
disturbing that several authors of Mindstorms books have got it
confused.
A good explanation is to be found on page 65 of Ben Erwin's "Creative
Projects with LEGO Mindstorms". The best is in Fred Martin's "Robotic
Explorations" pages 144-145 but then, that's not a Mindstorms book.
It helps if you just remember that 3 to 1 is gear reduction.
--
C S Soh
CSSoh's Lego Pneumatics
http://www.geocities.com/cssoh1
... where air is power!
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| If you haven't checked out Jin Sato's "Lego Mindstorms The Masters Technique", then I urge you to do so. Chapter 3 (pp. 19-50) are devoted to gears, gear ratios, and ways to make gear blocks. The book took forever to be released, but well worth the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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