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Re: pic: Inside the torque multiplier
I usually don't like to revive dead threads. However, when I saw a description of how hypocycloidal gearing works, it immediately reminded me of the lugnut remover. The animation in the link above seems to capture the operation of that gadget better than any of the previous explanations.
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Last edited by Richard Wallace : 01-08-2007 at 17:52.
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