On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Mike Hungerford <[email protected]> wrote:
> I see a flaw in the design which may explain the comment in the video
> about the action being rough: the sun gear has 17 (a prime number)
> teeth while the ring gear has 45 (3*3*5) teeth. That means there is
> only one position in which the two will align to permit a planet gear
> with an even number of teeth (these have 16 (2*2*2*2).

Okay, I can fit three planets in there, just not at 120 degree
intervals. Still can't find sweet spots for four planets.
-- 
Mike Hungerford
http://users.sdccu.net/chthulhu2/models.html
Kore de ii no da.

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