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Unique Gear Part - what is it 2.5 /5.0 in Motor Kit
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 14 Sep 1999 05:16:15 GMT
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What is the gear marked 2.5 /5.0 that comes with the Motor kit ?
The gear looks lie a 24 tooth, but is white and a bit thicker, and has a
grey hub inside that turns.
As far as I can tell, the point is if the gear jams/binds or the object trys
pushing a wall, the inner hub will still turn, thus reducing the chance of
burning out a motor.
Is there more to it that this ?
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Unique Gear Part - what is it 2.5 /5.0 in Motor Kit
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| =>From: "Matt Silver" <silverm@tech-center.com> =>... =>What is the gear marked 2.5 /5.0 that comes with the Motor kit ? =>The gear looks lie a 24 tooth, but is white and a bit thicker, and has a =>grey hub inside that turns. I've heard it called (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Unique Gear Part - what is it 2.5 /5.0 in Motor Kit
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| (...) Nope, that's the purpose of the gear. I think the Technic Element Registry calls it a "clutch gear". I find it handy to have around. It slips pretty easily, so you need to gear down after it to get any reasonable amount of torque. Even so, I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | RE: Unique Gear Part - what is it 2.5 /5.0 in Motor Kit
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| It's a clutch gear. You can use it instead of a pair of pulleys with a rubber band if you want to avoid stalling your motor if something jams. Compared to the pulleys, it gives you a very well defined stall torque - it's actually printed on the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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