Simple Gear Train with Idler
Find the parts listed below to build the Simple Gear Train.
After completing the build answer the questions below:
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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, Output, and Idler Gears on one of the pictures below.
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3. In this simple gear train with idler, is the speed increased, decreased, or constant?
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4. In this simple gear train with idler, is the torque increased, decreased, or constant?
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5. What is the gear ratio of this simple gear train with idler?
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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?) |
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8. Predict what the direction of travel would be between the input and output gears if the idler gear was eliminated from the mechanism. CW (clockwise) or CCW (counter clockwise)
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Quantity |
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Parts |
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1 |
Base Plate |
4 |
Standoffs |
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1 |
Steel Plate |
3 |
Axles/Shafts |
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1 |
Wide C-Channel |
6 |
Collars |
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6 |
Flat Bearings |
1 |
Hand crank/Gear handle |
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14 |
Keps Nuts |
18 |
Small or Medium Screws |
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3 |
Gears |
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