A CVT should not slip, if it does it has too much torque put through it. A 'la it WILL slip if you put more torque through than it can handle. Having said that, there is friction there which is what is stopping it from slipping, while this geared approach has (basically) no friction. Think of it like the gears of a manual gearbox, with the variability of a CVT.
Ben -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clark Ward Jr Sent: Sunday, 16 May 2010 9:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TANKS] Absolute genius Aren't CVTs less efficient than geared transmissions, given that they are slipping the whole time? Or do I misunderstand the technology vis-a-vis the slipping belt and the cones of a CVT? On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Don Shankin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Ben Holko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6zE__J0YIU >> >> >> >> This thing may revolutionize all transmissions. >> >> >> >> -- >> You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] To >> unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > > Nice concept. I'm glad they addressed my concern of having to power > the second shaft. I was on board until he said he estimated it to be > an _order of magnitude_ more efficient than the current CVT > transmissions (not geared transmissions, but CVTs even!). We'll see > where this ends up when you figure in powering that second shaft. I'm > guessing (with no facts or numbers whatsoever) that it will be on par > with losses associated with a torque converter (which may be OK > because at the end of the day this thing is still a high-torque CVT). > > -Don "I'm a computer engineer not a mechanical engineer" Shankin > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] To > unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- Clark in Georgia -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
