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Unread 20-01-2010, 08:14
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Re: Worm gears

Nice find. I had more or less ruled out a worm gear since they generally are extremely low efficiency (relative to a spur gear and ratchet) in order to prevent backdriving, but using a higher efficiency worm drive with a ratchet might be an option. Any idea of the efficiency of this set?
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