Gears
Vocabulary
Force: How hard something pushes.
Torque: How hard something that is turning, pushes.
A force tries to push something, and a torque tries to turn something.
Torque: How hard something that is turning, pushes.
A force tries to push something, and a torque tries to turn something.
If the motor turns the small gear, the big gear goes slower. The slow gear has more torque (it can push harder). This is good for moving robots, arms, etc.
If the motor turns the big gear, the small gear goes faster. The fast gear has less torque, but more speed. This is good for fans and anything where you need speed but not much torque.
If the motor turns the big gear, the small gear goes faster. The fast gear has less torque, but more speed. This is good for fans and anything where you need speed but not much torque.
Information from:
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/classes/academy/rcx/
http://www.robotgames.net/resources/Gears/gears.htm
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/classes/academy/rcx/
http://www.robotgames.net/resources/Gears/gears.htm