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Subject:	Re: Torsen Differential
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic
Date:	Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:44:31 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Nathan Bell wrote: > What exactly is the advantage of a Torsen differential design? Does it > eliminate slip, or is it just a more solid design? > > http://odin.prohosting.com/mrplanet/torsen/torsenDifferential27.JPG It doesn't eliminate slip, but provides "torque sensing", so you can still get some traction with 1 wheel off the ground. A wheel only "locks" when it loses traction, when both wheels have traction it works like a standard differential. There is a small explanation here: http://www.autozine.org/technical_school/traction/tech_traction_4wd_2.htm BTW I don't seem to be able to view that pic - it says access forbidden for me, but luckily there are also some LEGO examples on BS: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=torsen&stype=dfic ROSCO

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What exactly is the advantage of a Torsen differential design? Does it eliminate slip, or is it just a more solid design? (URL) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic)

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