Simple Gear Train
Find the parts listed below to build the Simple Gear Train.
After completing the build answer the questions below:
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Quantity |
Parts |
Quantity |
Parts |
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1 |
Base Plate |
4 |
4 box wide, Standoffs |
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1 |
25 box Steel Plate |
2 |
Axles/Shafts |
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1 |
25 long x 5 Wide C-Channel |
4 |
Shaft Collars |
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4 |
Bearing Flats |
1 |
Hand crank/Gear |
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10 |
Kep Nuts |
18 |
Red or Yellow Screws |
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2 |
60 tooth Spur Gears |
4 |
Tools: Hex wrench, Open ended wrench, 2 allen wrenches |
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Questions |
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1. What is the angular relationship of the input shaft compared to the output shaft?
(parallel, perpendicular, or another angle) |
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2. Label the Input and Output Gears on one of the pictures to the left.
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3. In this simple gear train, is the speed increased, decreased, or constant?
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4. In this simple gear train, is the torque increased, decreased, or constant?
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5. What is the gear ratio of this simple gear train?
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6. Is the flow of power reversible?
(Can you make the input shaft turn by turning the output shaft?) |
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7. Do the gears move in the same or in the opposite direction?
(If I turn the Input CW (clockwise) does the output turn the same or opposite?) |