View Single Post
  #21  
Old 02-02-2022, 11:50 AM
peter_4059's Avatar
peter_4059 (Peter)
Big Scopes are Cool

peter_4059 is offline
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SE Tasmania
Posts: 4,572
Quote:
Originally Posted by Startrek View Post
Correct !!
I’m not a mechanical engineer but I just looked at a mounts worm gear in operation on a video clip and since it drives in the same direction the leading edge remains the same and therefore any additional pressure applied by the ring gear ( caused by east heavy balance ) to keep the gears meshed at a constant pressure improves efficiency of motion.
So slightly east heavy will work east to west across Ra
Happy to be corrected as well
Thanks
Sorry Martin. I thought you were asking a question about the merits of balancing west heavy. I didn't realise you already knew the answer.
Reply With Quote