|
Re: Worm Gear Gearbox
Quote:
|
Worm gears have their place, but I would strongly discourage their use on a drive train if you're just looking to reduce your gear ratio. I'd definitely like to see justification addresing the losses, which we can all admit are several times larger than spur gears.
|
To be honest I have seen a design that could work but it is really weird. It's the triple crown of complexity because it combines a worm gear, a cone drive, and a differential to increase the horsepower of a motor. The only disadvantage is speed is lost.
__________________
If either a public officer or any one else saw a person attempting to cross a bridge which had been ascertained to be unsafe, and there were no time to warn him of his danger, they might seize him and turn him back without any real infringement of his liberty; for liberty consists in doing what one desires, and he does not desire to fall into the river. -Mill
Last edited by Adam Y. : 05-01-2005 at 11:49.
|