Thread: 90:1 vs 180:1 gear ratio
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06-01-2021 #1
Hey everyone,
I bought some geared rotational stages from a company on AliExpress and I'm 99% sure they sent the wrong ones but there are no markings to be able to tell. Two should have a gear ratio of 90:1 and one should have a gear ratio of 180:1. The company is refusing to take responsibility and I just want to check I'm not going mad and completely wrong here.
Correct me if I'm wrong but a 90:1 gear ratio should move at double the speed of a 180:1, correct? Meaning after one full turn the 90:1 would move double as much. I recorded a couple videos to prove this but they're saying otherwise. These are the videos:
https://squaremountain.co.uk/wp-cont...ion-Part-1.mp4
https://squaremountain.co.uk/wp-cont...ion-Part-2.mp4
Thanks
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06-01-2021 #2
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06-01-2021 #3
Not really I'm afraid. The 180:1 and 90:1 are on the pan tilt head, which means they stall at different speeds and have different payload capacities. It would be much better if the two axis were the same. I could put both 180:1 drives on the pan tilt head but since the 180:1 are a little stronger they're supposed to be used for another purpose, plus I wanted the additional speed of the 90:1 for the pan tilt.
I wish I could switch them around, would make things a lot easier.
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06-01-2021 #4
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06-01-2021 #5
I'm talking about the speed at which the motors stall. So, as you'd expect, the 180:1 is a lot slower than the 90:1 and hence cannot reach the same speed before stalling.
I'd prefer that the faster motors be on the pan tilt head hence wanting the 90:1 versions there. Does that makes sense?
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06-01-2021 #6
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06-01-2021 #7
I'm possibly wrong due to lack of sleep, but shouldn't a 90:1 turn 4 degrees for every input revolution?
Which would mean you've got one 180:1, and two 360:1 reducers.Avoiding the rubbish customer service from AluminiumWarehouse since July '13.
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06-01-2021 #8
You're totally right. Someone else pointed this out to me elsewhere and I hadn't even thought about it. I was so focused on how the company wouldn't acknowledge this obvious difference.
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