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BradsBot: clean up, typos fixed: Therefore → Therefore, (2), don’t → don't, togehter → together

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clean up, typos fixed: Therefore → Therefore, (2), don’t → don't, togehter → together

BradsBot: /* Three Output Gearboxes */Added {{L}} language helper

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Three Output Gearboxes: Added {{L}} language helper

Telanoc: /* The Gearbox Design Table */

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The Gearbox Design Table

Telanoc at 16:14, 21 May 2020

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Telanoc at 16:13, 21 May 2020

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Telanoc: /* The Rules and Concepts */

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The Rules and Concepts

Telanoc: /* Tricks and Tips */

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Tricks and Tips

Telanoc: /* Gear Sizes and Arrangements */

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Gear Sizes and Arrangements

Telanoc: /* Tricks and Tips */

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Tricks and Tips

Telanoc: /* Gear Sizes and Arrangements */

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Gear Sizes and Arrangements

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 = The Basics =
-A Beginners Guide to Gearbox Design. '''You can find the computed Gear Ratios here: [[Gearbox_Ratios | Gearbox Ratios]]'''
+A Beginners Guide to Gearbox Design. '''You can find the computed Gear Ratios here: [[Gearbox Ratios]]'''
 == Gear Ratios ==
 Every gearbox will have one to three listed outputs. The requirements will list the output column and a range of ratio values. For example, "D90-D110". Any output in that column must be within that range, inclusive of the top and bottom numbers, to be acceptable. The lower the output ratio value, the smaller the range will be. The higher the output ratio value, the larger the range will be.
-== Notation Conventions: ==
+== Notation Conventions ==
 * A shaft location will be denoted by its row and column, for example 8C is the top row, third from left
 * When discussing gear ratios a “/” denotes one gear that meshes with and turns another. For example 5/3
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 * You may use up to, and no more than, thirty (30) gears in your gearbox
 * You may use up to, and no more than, fifteen (15) shafts in your gearbox. A shaft is a row and column intersection that has one or more gears (e.g. 2B)
-* There are three layers in a gearbox. Gears can only mesh when they are on the same layer. The input and output layers don’t matter.
+* There are three layers in a gearbox. Gears can only mesh when they are on the same layer. The input and output layers don't matter.
 * There are eight rows numbered 1 to 8
 * There are eight columns numbered A to H
 === Gear Sizes and Arrangements ===
-[[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Metals |An explanation of which metals are used when]]
+[[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Metals|An explanation of which metals are used when]]
 * Gears come in 1,3,4,5,6, and 7 tooth.
 **1 tooth is a “Spacer”, and costs no materials. However, it does count for your gear total. Size 1 Spacers do not mesh with other gears. The purpose is to allow you to move up on a shaft, usually to avoid clashing with other gears.
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 **5 and 6 are considered “Medium Gears”, and will cost 15 debens of metal.
 **7 is considered a “Large Gear”, and will cost 100 debens of metal
-[[File:GearSizes.png|400px| text-bottom|All the Gears by Size]]
+[[File:GearSizes.png|400px|text-bottom|All the Gears by Size]]
-* The sum of adjacent gears in the horizontal or vertical axis must be 6. Therefore only 3/3 is valid when moving one space in either the horizontal or vertical axis
+* The sum of adjacent gears in the horizontal or vertical axis must be 6. Therefore, only 3/3 is valid when moving one space in either the horizontal or vertical axis
-[[File:GearHortVert3.png|200px| text-bottom|3 Tooth Gears in the Horizontal and Vertical]]
+[[File:GearHortVert3.png|200px|text-bottom|3 Tooth Gears in the Horizontal and Vertical]]
 * The sum of adjacent gears in the diagonal axis must be 8. So 4 and 4, 5 and 3 are valid configurations.
 [[File:GearDiag35.png|200px|text-bottom| 3 and 5 tooth gears in the diagonal]]
 [[File:GearDiag4.png|200px|text-bottom| 4 tooth gears in the diagonal]]
-* The sum of the gears in the horizontal or vertical axis that are separated by one space (so not adjacent) must be 11. Therefore valid configurations are 6 and 5, 7 and 4
+* The sum of the gears in the horizontal or vertical axis that are separated by one space (so not adjacent) must be 11. Therefore, valid configurations are 6 and 5, 7 and 4
 [[File:GearSum11.PNG|200px|text-bottom| Gears summing to 11]]
 * The sum of the gears in a “Knight’s move”, which is to say two space away and one off the axis, must be 12. Therefore 6 and 6 or 7 and 5 are valid pairs.
-[[File:GearKnightsMove.PNG|text-bottom| Knight's Move Gears]]
+[[File:GearKnightsMove.PNG|text-bottom|Knight's Move Gears]]
 === Basic Understaing of Ratios ===
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 * If you get stuck, don't be afraid to ask others. Even the most experienced gearbox makers get stumped sometimes.
 = Examples =
-So now we have explained all the rules and tricks, let us see how to put is all togehter
+So now we have explained all the rules and tricks, let us see how to put is all together
 == One Output Gearboxes ==
-# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/NoRatio | The No Ratio Gearboxes ]]
+# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/NoRatio|The No Ratio Gearboxes]]
-# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/OnePair | Simple One Gear Set Gearbox ]]
+# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/OnePair|Simple One Gear Set Gearbox]]
-# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/TwoPair | Medium Two Gear Set Gearbox ]]
+# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/TwoPair|Medium Two Gear Set Gearbox]]
-# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/ThreePair | Complex Chain Gearbox ]]
+# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/ThreePair|Complex Chain Gearbox]]
 == Two Output Gearboxes ==
 == Three Output Gearboxes ==
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	== Two Output Gearboxes ==		== Two Output Gearboxes ==
	== Three Output Gearboxes ==		== Three Output Gearboxes ==
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 * Every gearbox must have at least one, but no more than three outputs in the top row (Row 8)
 * You may use up to, and no more than, thirty (30) gears in your gearbox
-* You may use up to, and no more than, fifteen (15) shafts in your gearbox. A shaft is a row and column intersection that has one or more gears (e.g. B2)
+* You may use up to, and no more than, fifteen (15) shafts in your gearbox. A shaft is a row and column intersection that has one or more gears (e.g. 2B)
 * There are three layers in a gearbox. Gears can only mesh when they are on the same layer. The input and output layers don’t matter.
 * There are eight rows numbered 1 to 8
 * There are eight columns numbered A to H
 === Gear Sizes and Arrangements ===
 [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Metals |An explanation of which metals are used when]]

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 = The Basics =
 A Beginners Guide to Gearbox Design. '''You can find the computed Gear Ratios here: [[Gearbox_Ratios | Gearbox Ratios]]'''
 == Notation Conventions: ==
 * A shaft location will be denoted by its row and column, for example 8C is the top row, third from left
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 == The Rules and Concepts ==
 === The Gearbox Design Table ===
 * Every gearbox must start at “1A” (the lower left hand corner as you face the gearbox)

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	* The hardest gearboxes to make are ones that are "High-Low-High", which is to say it has a high range, then a low range, then another high. For example A470 C80 G400. If it is for something where you can re-roll the requirements, it might be wise to do so.		* The hardest gearboxes to make are ones that are "High-Low-High", which is to say it has a high range, then a low range, then another high. For example A470 C80 G400. If it is for something where you can re-roll the requirements, it might be wise to do so.
	* If you get stuck, don't be afraid to ask others. Even the most experienced gearbox makers get stumped sometimes.		* If you get stuck, don't be afraid to ask others. Even the most experienced gearbox makers get stumped sometimes.
		+	= Examples =
		+	So now we have explained all the rules and tricks, let us see how to put is all togehter
		+	== One Output Gearboxes ==
		+	# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/NoRatio \| The No Ratio Gearboxes ]]
		+	# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/OnePair \| Simple One Gear Set Gearbox ]]
		+	# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/TwoPair \| Medium Two Gear Set Gearbox ]]
		+	# [[Users/Telanoc/Gears/Examples/OneOut/ThreePair \| Complex Chain Gearbox ]]
		+	== Two Output Gearboxes ==
		+	== Three Output Gearboxes ==

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 * If you have a multiple output gearbox, see if one or more the ranges overlap. For example, if the requirement is A90-A120 C95-C125 G80-G110, a single ratio of 100 will satisfy all three requirements. This will greatly simply your design process
 * If you have a multiple output gearbox, and not all of the ranges overlap, or none of them do, look for ratio chains that use the same sets of gears. For example, you have a gearbox that is A150-A180 and F310-F340. Clearly, neither of those ranges overlap. But if we lookup at the ratios in those ranges we see that 167 uses a 5/3 gear set and 333 uses a 5/3*6/5/3 gear set. Therefore, we can use a 5/3 set for both ratios, thus saving us gears and shafts.
 * Since the gears are simple math, you can increase ratios and then decrease them. To give an example, say we had the reserve of the above gearbox requirements, A310-A340 and F150-F180. You could use the chain of 5/3*6/5/3 to get to A333, and then from the last 3 tooth gear put a set of 3/5/6, giving a total of 5/3*6/5/3/5/6. This actually a horrible example, and is used only to illustrate the point.
 * Try to avoid using 7 tooth gears. Not only are they much more expensive than other types, they are harder to work around. If you must use one, try to put it on either layer 2 or 3 where it is more likely to be out of the way.
 * Even if you are only making a "simple" single output gearbox, practice making efficient designs. For example, finding ways to reduce gear and shaft counts. You will develop habits that will serve you well when you have to make more complex gearboxes when every gear and shaft will be needed.