I definitely agree with you guys that floating the idlers is the best way to balance loads but I'm still stuck with my original question. What formula do I use to calculate the center distance between the input and output gears? In the picture I posted, the bottom gear isn't meshing properly...
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Changing the distance is fine. I would like a center distance between T1 and T3 of somewhere around 4" but if the final distance is 3.5" or 5" it doesn't really matter. Similarly, I don't really care about the distance between T2A and T2B. The main thing is trying to calculate...
I'm stuck on the problem of calculating the center distance between input and output gears in a dual idler system and still having the idlers mesh properly. I happened to find this picture that actually illustrates the issue extremely well. Any ideas?
