What torque will you have on your output shaft if the gear o

What torque will you have on your output shaft if the gear on your input shaft has 50 teeth, the gear on the output shaft has 51 teeth, and the torque on the input shaft is measured to be 7.3 in lbs?

Solution

Torque on the output shaft if the gear on the output shaft has 51 teeth and gear on the input shaft has 50 teeth is given by

Torque on output shaft = Torque on input shaft x Teeth on output gear / Teeth on input gear

Thus, Torque on output shaft = Torque on input shaft x 51 / 50

===> Torque on output shaft = 7.3 in lbs x 51 / 50

===> Torque on output shaft = 7.446 in lbs