This is why worm gears are so cool...
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Published 2022-10-03
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All Comments (21)
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Some points of clarification: 1. The worm itself is a gear with only one tooth, hence the gear ratio observed. 2. Worm gear drives can be back-driven, depending on the ratio and on the friction between the gears. It is not wise to assume that any given worm gear system cannot be back-driven, though it is often true.
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cool dude! great way of explaining. i love worm gears!
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Hell yeah I used the exact hoist you showed in the video to build a centerboard hoist for my sailboat! Worm gears are awesome!
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Very concise, interesting, and educational. Great video!
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I just learned about these at work! Never knew why it took so many turns to open a water service valve, and how it did it in such a small space
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Would you say you are good at playing the violon, or the ukulele?
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I love how talented you are! Explaining wise and violin wise! I listened to that part three times!
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I did learn something new with your video! Thank you, it is very interesting and curiousity-fostering!
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Nice demonstration ! And good explanation. For Your information - worm gear can be designed to be back driven - for very special use cases.
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They are also used in torsen limited slip differentials. They allow the car's drive wheels to turn at different speeds when cornering and will also transfer torque to the wheel opposite of the one that's slipping/starting to slip.
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Thanks for the answer that had been in my head for a while.. Now I can sleep well!
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Nice info, thanks for sharing :)
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Worm gears are what make cable elevators move up and down but stay put when the motor stops turning the driven gear.
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Forgot to say that worm gears have lower efficiency than common gears. Also, it can be backdriven dependending on its construction. But yes, it is nice anyway!
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LEGO introduced me to these in the 1990s. Great explanation on how they work here!
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I liked it when the Sharpie cap squeaked 🤗
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today i learn something. tks
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Exelent I will like to see that turning both ways also the ratio different ratios .
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Your video's are great! Ceep on going to make video's!!!
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Nice! Thx!
