Re: ATM Byers Still in Business

[Peter <kitgears@kitgear.com>]

Byers has specialized in the optimization of worm gears for reduction in
periodic error. Worm gears usually used in applications where high gear
reduction and high torque transfer are required but by nature have a
twisted profile thereby generating back and forth movements that
astronomers do not want.

There are other techniques for achieving low transmission error with
high gear ratios. Many precision positioning systems use helical gears
driven by worms - end result is lower cost and improved accuracy at a
price of reduced torque handling abilities.

Peter


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Paul Hettrick wrote:

> >
> >Daniel Fundo wrote:
> >
> >> I read a while back the Ed Byers was retiring at the end of the
> year,
> >> and that his gears would no longer be available.  I wrote a letter
> and
> >> got a note back that this is not the case.  Byers is staying in
> >> business.
> >
> >Welcome to the world of false advertising.  I think someone was
> >using this on Astromart to boost the price of some Byers gears
> >that s/he was selling.
> >
>
> Pardon my ignorance, but what is so good about Byers gears that seems
> to be
> un-duplicateable by anyone else?
>
> Paul Hettrick