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Re: gears...
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:51:40 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Vineet Honkan wrote:
> This may sound stupid, but after half a decade of not playing with my Legos, I
> have forgotten some basic stuff, which I was wondering maybe you could help me
> with.
> My biggest is with gears. Can someone explain to me why using a worm gear with
> two reg gears (8t/40t) will increase the power? Thanks.
Basically, a worm gear has one tooth. So using that with a 40-tooth gear reduces
the rotational speed by a factor of 40, and increases the strength by the same
amount. Also, worm gears can drive a gear, but can't be driven by that gear, so
they are perfect for joints that you want to stay in one position even without
power.
Does that help?
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| This may sound stupid, but after half a decade of not playing with my Legos, I have forgotten some basic stuff, which I was wondering maybe you could help me with. My biggest is with gears. Can someone explain to me why using a worm gear with two (...) (17 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic)
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