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Re: gear ratio

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Originally Posted by Sam2197 View Post
one of our mentors and i cant seem to agree on this subject. say i have a 12:1 gear ratio for a gearbox. is that for every 12 revolutions of the motor the output is 1 revolution. or for every 1 revolution of the motor its twelve revolutions as an output
Good question.

A 12:1 ratio for a gearbox is such that for every 12 revolutions of the input motor, there is 1 revolution of the output shaft.

Andy B.