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Re: Worm Gear Gearbox
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Originally Posted by Matt Adams
I don't want to jump in and be a nay-sayer... but I think one of the things you need to really weigh in before considering a design using a worm gear is the immense efficiency loss you're going to have simple due to the nature of the gear set.
We're talking in the range of efficiencies as low at 30%  !
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Actually efficiency might not be an issue if you properly design the gearbox. A little bit of engineering and you should be able to get the efficiency fairly high. Of course a little research shows that the efficiency can reach 60%.
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Ps. Please someone build a drivetrain using these gears. These are the funniest sounding words ever. Hypoid and globoid.
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Last edited by Adam Y. : 04-01-2005 at 16:09.
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