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So, I am building a tank model and this is the transmission I have been working on:

![upper view] (https://i.sstatic.net/99oKa.jpg)

![side view] (https://i.sstatic.net/tQIDU.jpg)

Description: There are two gear pairs for gearing up (16t to 8t gears) and one gear pair for gearing down (worm gear to 8t gear hidden beneath it) for each of the two M motors. The final gear ratio is 1:2 resulting in half the speed and twice (roughly) the torque of the M motors. The grey 24t gears are the ones that transfer motion to the tracks.

Questions: I would like to know if there is a better way to transfer the power of the two M motors to the 8t gears which are located beneath the worm gears. The problem I have is that the worm gears I use require a lot of gearing up to rotate fast enough (even what I achieved above is not enough). The additional gears result in lost energy and more points that could potentially break. Specifically, I want to know if it is possible to achieve similar gear ratios with fewer gear pairs. Also are there any tips that would help me reduce the size of the above configuration? Is there an entirely different configuration other than the above that would lead to better results (gear ratio preferably less than 1:2, tougher)? Should I prefer bevel over normal spur gears? Is it worth it to upgrade to two L motors? And lastly, do you have any general tips regarding transmission and tank building?

So, I am building a tank model and this is the transmission I have been working on:

![upper view] (https://i.sstatic.net/99oKa.jpg)

![side view] (https://i.sstatic.net/tQIDU.jpg)

Description: There are two gear pairs for gearing up (16t to 8t gears) and one gear pair for gearing down (worm gear to 8t gear hidden beneath it) for each of the two M motors. The final gear ratio is 1:2 resulting in half the speed and twice (roughly) the torque of the M motors. The grey 24t gears are the ones that transfer motion to the tracks.

Questions: I would like to know if there is a better way to transfer the power of the two M motors to the 8t gears which are located beneath the worm gears. The problem I have is that the worm gears I use require a lot of gearing up to rotate fast enough (even what I achieved above is not enough). The additional gears result in lost energy and more points that could potentially break. Specifically, I want to know if it is possible to achieve similar gear ratios with fewer gear pairs. Also are there any tips that would help me reduce the size of the above configuration? Is there an entirely different configuration other than the above that would lead to better results (gear ratio preferably less than 1:2, tougher)? Should I prefer bevel over normal spur gears? Is it worth it to upgrade to two L motors? And lastly, do you have any general tips regarding transmission and tank building?

So, I am building a tank model and this is the transmission I have been working on:

upper view

side view

Description: There are two gear pairs for gearing up (16t to 8t gears) and one gear pair for gearing down (worm gear to 8t gear hidden beneath it) for each of the two M motors. The final gear ratio is 1:2 resulting in half the speed and twice (roughly) the torque of the M motors. The grey 24t gears are the ones that transfer motion to the tracks.

Questions: I would like to know if there is a better way to transfer the power of the two M motors to the 8t gears which are located beneath the worm gears. The problem I have is that the worm gears I use require a lot of gearing up to rotate fast enough (even what I achieved above is not enough). The additional gears result in lost energy and more points that could potentially break. Specifically, I want to know if it is possible to achieve similar gear ratios with fewer gear pairs. Also are there any tips that would help me reduce the size of the above configuration? Is there an entirely different configuration other than the above that would lead to better results (gear ratio preferably less than 1:2, tougher)? Should I prefer bevel over normal spur gears? Is it worth it to upgrade to two L motors? And lastly, do you have any general tips regarding transmission and tank building?

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How to best transfer power at 90 degrees for high torque applications better?

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How to best transfer power at 90 degrees for high torque applications better

So, I am building a tank model and this is the transmission I have been working on:

![upper view] (https://i.sstatic.net/99oKa.jpg)

![side view] (https://i.sstatic.net/tQIDU.jpg)

Description: There are two gear pairs for gearing up (16t to 8t gears) and one gear pair for gearing down (worm gear to 8t gear hidden beneath it) for each of the two M motors. The final gear ratio is 1:2 resulting in half the speed and twice (roughly) the torque of the M motors. The grey 24t gears are the ones whothat transfer motion to the tracks.

Questions: I would like to know if there is a better way to transfer the power of the two M motors to the 8t gears which are located beneath the worm gears. The problem I have is that the worm gears I use require a lot of gearing up to rotate fast enough (even what I achieved above is not enough). The additional gears result in lost energy and more points that could potentially break. Specifically, I want to know if it is possible to achieve similar gear ratios with lessfewer gear pairs?. Also are there any tips that would help me reduce the size of the above configuration? Is there an entirely different configurationconfiguration other than the above whichthat would lead to better results (gear ratio preferably less than 1:2, tougher)? Should I prefer bevel over normal spur gears? Is it worth it upgradingto upgrade to two L motors? And lastly, do you have any general tips regarding transmission and tank building?

How to best transfer power at 90 degrees for high torque applications

So, I am building a tank model and this is the transmission I have been working on:

![upper view] (https://i.sstatic.net/99oKa.jpg)

![side view] (https://i.sstatic.net/tQIDU.jpg)

Description: There are two gear pairs for gearing up (16t to 8t gears) and one gear pair for gearing down (worm gear to 8t gear hidden beneath it) for each of the two M motors. The final gear ratio is 1:2 resulting in half the speed and twice (roughly) the torque of the M motors. The grey 24t gears are the ones who transfer motion to the tracks.

Questions: I would like to know if there is a better way to transfer the power of the two M motors to the 8t gears which are located beneath the worm gears. The problem I have is that the worm gears I use require a lot of gearing up to rotate fast enough (even what I achieved above is not enough). The additional gears result in lost energy and more points that could potentially break. Specifically I want to know if it is possible to achieve similar gear ratios with less gear pairs? Also are there any tips that would help me reduce the size of the above configuration? Is there an entirely different configuration other than the above which would lead to better results (gear ratio preferably less than 1:2, tougher)? Should I prefer bevel over normal gears? Is it worth it upgrading to two L motors? And lastly do you have any general tips regarding transmission and tank building?

How to transfer power at 90 degrees for high torque applications better

So, I am building a tank model and this is the transmission I have been working on:

![upper view] (https://i.sstatic.net/99oKa.jpg)

![side view] (https://i.sstatic.net/tQIDU.jpg)

Description: There are two gear pairs for gearing up (16t to 8t gears) and one gear pair for gearing down (worm gear to 8t gear hidden beneath it) for each of the two M motors. The final gear ratio is 1:2 resulting in half the speed and twice (roughly) the torque of the M motors. The grey 24t gears are the ones that transfer motion to the tracks.

Questions: I would like to know if there is a better way to transfer the power of the two M motors to the 8t gears which are located beneath the worm gears. The problem I have is that the worm gears I use require a lot of gearing up to rotate fast enough (even what I achieved above is not enough). The additional gears result in lost energy and more points that could potentially break. Specifically, I want to know if it is possible to achieve similar gear ratios with fewer gear pairs. Also are there any tips that would help me reduce the size of the above configuration? Is there an entirely different configuration other than the above that would lead to better results (gear ratio preferably less than 1:2, tougher)? Should I prefer bevel over normal spur gears? Is it worth it to upgrade to two L motors? And lastly, do you have any general tips regarding transmission and tank building?