Gears and Gear Ratios

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Antony

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With this setup of gears, would they all move at the same speed, or would 'A' have a lower RPM as it is larger?

Thinking about the number of teeth they have, they'd all move at the same RPM, or is that incorrect because of the size difference?

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Doug Green

Without counting the numbers of teeth, if for example A had twice as many teeth as B, B would need to turn twice for every rotation of A; B would have twice the RPM of A. A similar idea would apply between B & C, such that you only need to look at the ratio of teeth between A and C to find the RPM of C ( B effectively 'cancels' out)

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