Capstan/wippen heel intersection

[Bill Ballard]

At 6:35 PM -0700 10/14/00, David Ilvedson wrote:
>Yeah, I was just telling that to my wife this evening...;-]
>
>David I.
>
>  > Just a quick response to a line in Richard Brekne's post:
>  > > The energy lost in friction at the teeth [action part contact profiles]
>  > > and at the bearings is...less during recess [above the line between
>  > > centers] than during approach [below it]...During approach the 
>teeth [parts],
>  > > while sliding on each other, are pushing into mesh, while during recess
>  > > they are drawing out of mesh. Gears [actions] would therefore be more
>  > > efficient and durable if the action were confined to recess.

You dog, you!  <g>

Mr. Bill