This Electrathon Advisors Guide was developed by a team of Iowa Electrathon Educators.

Introduction
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Communications
General Design
Chassis System
Drive Train
-Electrical System
-Batteries
-Gears
---Why?
---References
---Gear to Speed
---Spreed Sheet
---Sprockets/Chain
---Gear Chart
---Other
Shell/Body
Testing
Competition
Authors
Standards Index

 

Drive Train -- Gears

  • Why - How gear ratios work
  • References to web sites
  • From gear ratio to speed
  • Developing a spread sheet to do grea ratio calculations
  • Sprockets and Chain -- Driver and Driven
  • Gear ratio chart, what speed different ratios give for a car
  • Other power transmission systems - Belts, Bicycle de-railers, etc