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Originally Posted by sst.thad
For C-C distance, the only things that matter are number of teeth and pitch. The formula is
(teeth1+teeth2)/(2*Pitch)
For FRC many gearboxes add .002-.003 to that, in order to increase tolerance. Because our gearboxes see such low runtimes that is ok.
Here is a great thread with some more information
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=95413 |
Because it hasn't been explicitly stated:
# of Teeth*pitch is your pitch diameter.
If you use the two pitch radii (diameter/2) then add the tolerance (as stated above) of .002-.003", you will have a nice smooth gearbox.