Question

A gear system has one wheel ‘A’ with 10 teeth and other wheel ‘B’ with 50 teeth. What is the action of the gear system in each case if the motor connected to:

(i) wheel A (ii) wheel B.

• A. Gain in torque, gain in torque
• B. Gain in speed, gain in torque
• C. Gain in torque, gain in speed
• D. Gain in speed, gain in speed

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Gain in torque, gain in speed

i) gain in torque as the driven gear is bigger

ii) gain in speed as the driven gear is smaller