New Transfer Case Technology

catfishblues

catfishblues

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Somebody needs to incorporate this into a t-case and put Atlas out of business!



FTR: I'm aware it'll never work. It's a badass reduction box, though.
 
The worst part is the end, where he basically just asks, "what is the practical application?" but doesn't give any suggestions. Like he has no idea what the value of his invention is.
If it works, lets see you crush something w/ those plastic gears.
 
RatLabGuy said:
The worst part is the end, where he basically just asks, "what is the practical application?" but doesn't give any suggestions. Like he has no idea what the value of his invention is.
If it works, lets see you crush something w/ those plastic gears.
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You'd appreciate some of his other videos. Dude's apparently a mathematical genius who builds this stuff for fun. I figured with the amount of engineers here, somebody would appreciate this.

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That looks like an epicyclic version of the nutating geartrain I had to model for a class when I was working on my ME degree. I modeled one that had about a 100:1 ratio which had more practical applications. He didn't really invent anything as the theory for application has been around for a really long time.
 
So at 5000rpms, it would take 37.91 hours to make 1 rotation of the driveshaft, assuming you were in 4th gear (1:1 ratio). Factor in a 4.5:1 first gear and 4.5:1 axle gearing (230,304,789:1 crawl ratio) that would take 768hrs (32 days!) to rotate the tires ONCE. Hahahaha! I bet the moab guys would snatch them up!
 
The only application that I see that would benefit, and it would have to be at a different gearing to make it work, would be solar panel rotation device. Geared so as to actually rotate the solar panels to receive maximum sunlight, at any time of the year.
But, it sure is neat to watch!
 
upnover said:
The only application that I see that would benefit, and it would have to be at a different gearing to make it work, would be solar panel rotation device. Geared so as to actually rotate the solar panels to receive maximum sunlight, at any time of the year.
But, it sure is neat to watch!
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but even then why would you need such steep gearing between input and output? It would be more efficient to just move the panels directly w/ an electric motor, instead of having one spinning faster constantly.

I'd think it would be good for crushing things using weak materials.
 
RatLabGuy said:
but even then why would you need such steep gearing between input and output? It would be more efficient to just move the panels directly w/ an electric motor, instead of having one spinning faster constantly.

I'd think it would be good for crushing things using weak materials.
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Your right, yo couldn't use that steep of a gear, but as I said "it would have to have different gearing to make it work".
Kinda like the gears on a mechanical clock mechanism.
 
meh, not enough trampoline material used in the making of it….
 
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