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04-05-2006, 21:51

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Re: Brakes

A drive system which utilizes worm gears.

Worm gears are nearly impossible to backdrive, so when you're not driving them with your motors, anything powered by a wormgear won't move. Therefore in a drive system, the wheels don't turn when you don't want them to. Worm gears are also terribly inneficient, and you can potentially lose 30% or more of your power in a system using them.

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