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Gearboxes

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:03 am
by Steve Norris
Many gearboxes or motor/gearbox combinations are labeled as 3 to 1 or 4 to 1, can someone let me know what this refers to as I don't think it can be the gear ratio.
Regards
Steve

Re: Gearboxes

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:24 am
by ALPHA
Rate of rotation... one spin of the motor pinion... transferred either 3 or 4 times down :D

ALPHA