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Re: I Win!
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Date: 
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 02:59:30 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Bram Lambrecht wrote:
Eric Sophie writes:
P.S. The worm gear box is a superior design, less backlash,
stays crispy in milk.

But it's still a worm gear, so it's really only good for positioning
devices, not for gear reduction.  I agree with others that a small,
efficient gear reducer would be more useful than another worm.
--Bram


Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org

But, its an improvement. How many threads have been tossed around complaining
about the backlash problem with worm gears and the various gear boxes.

I'm telling you that this new gear box is an improved version of the old config.
What's with all the nay sayers?

Now that TLC produces a better worm box....

Easy to talk, harder to build.

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  RE: I Win!
 
(...) But it's still a worm gear, so it's really only good for positioning devices, not for gear reduction. I agree with others that a small, efficient gear reducer would be more useful than another worm. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.technic)

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