Worm gears are great...but there are a few things to consider:
1. Because the gears are "sliding" by each other, there is considerable friction between the two. This requires more torque than using spur or spiral cut gears and substantial lubricant (grease) to make work.
2. If made of metal, this may be heavy.
3. On the other hand, this set-up can create excellent ratios in one reduction, not two or three.
Just food for thought
Phil Paspalas
Head Coach - Team 1676
The Pascack Pioneers
2005 NJ Rookie All-Stars
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Originally Posted by FIRST JerseyKid
Team 1089 is planning to use a gearbox that uses worm gears to acheive a sufficient reduction. Here is an inventor design of the gears we are planning to use...
We plan to mount the motor to the worm, and a wheel to the gear.
Has any team here attempted to use a worm gear system for their drive train before ? How well did the gearbox work? |