Magnetic Gear

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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	Magnetic Gear 01/08/2021 6:55 AM
	No noise, no friction, no contact, no wear....What are the weakest points in this design concept? __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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user-deleted-1105 Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harlow England Posts: 16512 Good Answers: 670	#1 Re: Magnetic Gear 01/08/2021 9:15 AM
	Brushes, bearings, magnets coming adrift, and, of course there is no contact...it's not under load. Under rapidly changing loads I bet there would be contact and wear. Del Not to mention the cost __________________ health warning: These posts may contain traces of nut.
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Brave Sir Robin Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Annapolis, Maryland Posts: 7940 Good Answers: 458	#2 Re: Magnetic Gear 01/08/2021 4:14 PM
	Backlash and the potential for oscillations under changing loads.
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Rixter Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: About 4000 miles from the center of the earth (+/-100 mi) Posts: 9910 Good Answers: 1141	#3 Re: Magnetic Gear 01/08/2021 5:15 PM
	Notice the ring gear is supported only by the magnetic fields. It looks like it would be a fun desk toy! Disadvantage: A broken magnet or anything else magnetic would get sucked into the works rather quickly. Advantage: No lubrication needed, which would be advantageous in the vacuum of space.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#4 Re: Magnetic Gear 01/09/2021 6:04 AM
	Realism? __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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IdeaSmith Guru Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Out of your mind! Not in sight! Posts: 4424 Good Answers: 108	#5 Re: Magnetic Gear 01/11/2021 2:48 AM
	A temperature above the Curie temperature. __________________ Common Sense Dictates
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Haymaker Power-User Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 482 Good Answers: 7	#6 Re: Magnetic Gear 01/17/2021 10:37 PM
	If one puts the drivers on the outside, and blades on the inside, would it slip out? __________________ Light is only half of what you think it is.
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