Why do different gear ratios give different torque? Why isn’t it the faster a wheel goes the more torque it has?
In: Engineering
They are subject to the factors and foibles of “mechanical advantage”… Which would inevitably be a long and more than “like I’m 5” explanation to do it justice. Google will do you better.
Just remember that gear ratios are about the ratio of one circle to one or more circles. And one size of paired circles will not “act” like all the rest in the real world. Some are more “advantageous” to others… Which itself is relative to all the outside factors of what is driving each circle, and with how much physical force, and how much resistance to one or more of their spinning is there, etc. etc.
But mechanical advantage is your key factor when it comes to gear ratios.
Latest Answers