Vocabulary
Ratio Calculations
Speed or Torque
100
The comparison of two numbers
Ratio
100
You have a driven gear with 10 teeth and a driving gear with 5 teeth. What is the gear ratio?
2:1
100
The driving gear = 36 teeth, the driven gear = 60 teeth. Will this increase speed or torque?
Torque
200
A twisting force
Torque
200
You have a driven gear with 4 teeth and a driving gear with 16 teeth, what is the gear ratio?
1:4
200
The driving gear = 60 teeth, the driven gear = 36 teeth. Will this increase speed or torque?
Speed
300
The pointed part(s) of a gear that you count to calculate the ratio
Teeth
300
You have a driven gear with 15 teeth and a driving gear with 10 teeth. What is the gear ratio?
3:2
300
You have a input gear with 12 teeth and an output gear with 72 teeth. Do you increase speed or torque?
Torque
400
The comparing of two gears based on number of rotations or number of teeth.
Gear Ratio
400
You have a driven gear with 24 teeth and a driving gear with 18 teeth. What is the gear ratio?
4:3
400
You have a driving gear with 36 teeth and a driven gear with 12 teeth. Do you increase speed or torque?
Speed