Worm Gears

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Worm gears are the perfect choice when the need is for producing large motor speed Gear reductions in a single step. A single reduction range of 5:1 - 100:1 is considered quite a normal thing for Worm Gears. It can climb up to 127:1 or even more, under special circumstances. Worm Gears are quite in operation. Using a single-lead worm along with a 100 tooth wheel, can do wonders in a single simple step.

Actually by taking a low motor out put of 100 rpm, it can give you 1 rpm with 100 times of the torque (approx). This means that if two of these gear sets is put in series, a whopping 10,000:1 speed reduction, is not a remote possibility any more. This can drive, for example a huge telescope with even a tiny motor. For safety linked systems, a worm should not be applied as a braking device, for example as in hoists.