Versaplanetary Output Direction

[ollien]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

Your assumption is correct. The output shaft will turn the same direction.

Is there any situation, short of running the motor the other way, where a VP would turn the other way?

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by ollien

Is there any situation, short of running the motor the other way, where a VP would turn the other way?

No. All of the stages turn the same direction, regardless of how many there are or what gear ratio they are.

[asid61]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

No. All of the stages turn the same direction, regardless of how many there are or what gear ratio they are.

To add onto this, the reason why this is true is because the VPs use the carrier plate as the output. In a planetary gearset where the ring gear is held still (like the VPs) the carrier plate will turn in the same direction as the pinion. Thus, no direction change.