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Old 04-05-2011, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by tlgerdes View Post
Thinking it through and the function of it, then it shouldnt matter. As both input and output gears connect to the transfer gear, then one "tick" on input equals one "tick" on output regardless of how many teeth are on the transfer gear. The gearing then happens as the ratio of input and output teeth.
Still not getting it. Here's a rough schematic of the gears. The motor has 2. One on the shaft has 12 teeth and the other (which I have called a transfer gear) has 32 on one motor and 36 on the other. These connect to the worm and thence the main gear.
Everything else being the same, I'm struggling to understand why the number of teeth in the transfer gear can be ignored. What am I missing?
Peter
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