I believe differentials distribute power to the other wheel right? Where would the power go to if both wheels are braking?
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Imagine two box fans sitting directly in front of each other, you turn on fan A. because of the proximity this will cause the blades on fan B to turn. You can get fan B to move faster and nearly match the speed if you move it closer. But if you stopped fan B from moving fan A does not stop. That is a torque converter.
torque converter for automatic transmission vehicles. Internally it is filled with hydraulic fluid (Automatic transmission fluid) and there are two major parts, the first part is a spinning disc connected to the engine called the impeller, the second part is called a turbine. As the impeller is turned via engine power, centrifugal force causes the fluid to be moved around the casing, subsequently spinning the turbine and transferring speed and power to the transmission then to the drive shaft then the differential then the axles then wheels.
If the wheels come to a sudden stop via your cars braking system the engine will not stall. SLipping between the pump and turbine happens because of the fluid connection. There is a lot more going with more parts, ABS and your cars internal computers but that is a simplified version.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcDvCj_JPs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcDvCj_JPs)
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