Variable Speed Gearboxes?

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Variable Speed Gearboxes?

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Re: Variable Speed Gearboxes?

There is also a cone-type CVT (you can read about it well down on the Wikipedia page for CVT) which sounds a lot more like what you are describing, though it uses rollers rather than gears. Using gears with a CVT sounds like a recipe for broken teeth, or at least rapid wear.

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