How Differential Gears Work (VIDEO)
by Irvin De La Paz on 16/10/10 at 9:56 pm
The other day I was browsing the tubes and found something amazing. It was a video that explains how differentials work in cars. A differential is a device, usually but not necessarily employing gears, capable of transmitting torque and rotation through three shafts, almost always used in one of two ways: in one way, it receives one input and provides two outputs–this is found in most automobiles–and in the other way, it combines two inputs to create an output that is the sum, difference, or average, of the inputs. Here is a video that explains the concept neatly (jump at 1 minute 40 seconds)
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