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They are the living dead of the mechanical world. A miracle
of science, allows these androids to continue an existence beyond the world of
flesh and bone. Their blood is 5W-30, and their organs are metal toothed disks.
THEY ARE THE GEARHEADS!
 ...via Artinaart on Photobucket
They know no sleep, no anxiety, no emotion. They are
relentless in the pursuit of…
"What's that…??"
"Oh, really? Are you
sure?"
"Huh."
Well this is embarrassing.
Sorry readers. Gearheads are not robotic zombies. I reckon I
have some misleading information.
I guess the good news is that while I  dropped
the ball, GlobalSpec Inc. certainly did not. Turns out gearheads are a little more like this…
Gearboxes and gearheads consist of gears arranged in a
housing with a method for attaching to an input drive (a motor or drive shaft)
and an output component (usually a shaft). Input and output connection
configurations for gearboxes and gearheads include solid shaft, hollow shaft
and integral coupling. The gears are mounted on shafts, which are supported by
and rotate via rolling element bearings. The gearbox is a mechanical method of
transferring energy from one device ...via WTC Direct to another and is used to increase torque
while reducing speed. Torque is the power generated through the bending or
twisting of a solid material. This term is used interchangeably with
transmission. Located at the junction point of a power shaft, the gearbox is
often used to create a right angle change in direction, as is seen in a rotary
mower or a helicopter. Each unit is manufactured with a specific purpose in
mind and the gear  ratio used is designed to provide the level of force
required. This ratio is fixed and cannot be changed once the box is
constructed. The only possible modification after the fact is an adjustment
that allows the shaft speed to increase, along with a corresponding reduction
in torque.
While that may seem complicated, the gearboxes are
relatively simple in design.
...via Ashoka Gears
Now, I'm not going to assume anything more about gearboxes
or gearheads. Heck knows this is only what I've memorized from GlobalSpec's handy, dandy Selection Guide on Gearheads and Gearboxes.
I'm going to study up on it now. Can you even image what I
thought a gearbox was?
Anyway, if there ever is a movie about
robot-zombies, you heard the idea here first!
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