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Re: Backlash in Lego Gear Trains
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Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:32:39 GMT
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Chris, it depends on your point of view.  As backlash gets less and less,
gear train friction gets more and more.  The friction is somewhat between
the gears but mostly in the shaft bearings where additional force comes to
bear.  Unless you need precise positioning of a driven element, backlash
...might... not matter.

Jerry

In lugnet.technic, Chris Mattson writes:
Fellow Lego Engineers,

Does anybody have a good solution to the ever-so-common problem of backlash
in lego gear trains?

Help,
Chris Mattson



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  Re: Backlash in Lego Gear Trains
 
Jerry, Precise positioning is my objective. And of course too much friction is a problem. I have'nt fooled around with this too much but, the LEGO gears, as designed, have too much backlash for my project (and as you suggest probably to keep the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)

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  Backlash in Lego Gear Trains
 
Fellow Lego Engineers, Does anybody have a good solution to the ever-so-common problem of backlash in lego gear trains? Help, Chris Mattson (23 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)

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