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How a differential works...

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:40 am
by Zaphod
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This is, hands-down, the best explanation I've seen on how a diff works:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4JhruinbWc&feature=em-share_video_user[/youtube]


Beautifully engineered models demonstrating the principles - take that CG!!!

:-D

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:22 pm
by Zaphod
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Yeah, the whole 'fun' intro doesn't happen anymore - but I just love how these old Chevrolet videos go back to basic principles before showing the actual device - there's one showing how a three-speed manual gearbox works and it starts with levers of different lengths, explaining ratios, next shows how a gear is just a continuous set of levers, then details how a gear box changes the final-drive ratio - they're all brilliantly done, with hand-made working models...

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:05 pm
by R4LLI4RT
love it