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Re: Square Wheels?

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Originally Posted by greencactus3
but again, with frictiontype gearboxes, more can go wrong.
one of the benefits of a variable transmission like this: it can be in the high rpm part of the drivetrain, right on the motor for example

where the energy is hi rpm and low torque, so you would not need as much friction between the two surfaces, and the parts could be fairly small.