gear train

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gear train (plural gear trains)

(mechanical engineering) A system of interconnected gears.

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And, if the output gear has fewer teeth than the input gear, then the gear train reduces the input torque. Source: Internet

For example, a bench vise consists of a lever (the vise's handle) in series with a screw, and a simple gear train consists of a number of gears ( wheels and axles ) connected in series. Source: Internet

If the output gear of a gear train rotates more slowly than the input gear, then the gear train is called a speed reducer. Source: Internet

The counting may be done electronically, usually in clocks with digital displays, or, in analog clocks, the AC may drive a synchronous motor which rotates an exact fraction of a revolution for every cycle of the line voltage, and drives the gear train. Source: Internet

The gear train also has a second function; to transmit mechanical power from the power source to run the oscillator. Source: Internet

The pulse of electricity that drove the pendulum would also drive a plunger to move the gear train. Source: Internet

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