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Originally Posted by MechEng83
Here's my MS Paint proof. I did the ratio in terms of radii of the gears.
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Well done! Rep points awarded. (Remember, they're just dots!)
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Originally Posted by MechEng83
Great point about the 9:1 requiring half-tooth planets. I probably will avoid those for anything that has significant torque needs to avoid shearing teeth.
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They aren't actually half tooth planets, but the teeth of these gears presumably had to be adjusted somewhat to make this work. While I haven't examined a 9:1 VP, my guess is that it has 32 slightly shortened teeth.