Build & Test Lego Gearboxes: 2, 4, 6, 8, 12-speed
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2024
- Each gearbox is built from scratch and then tested for speed and torque. Flat layouts only (gears are on the same plane) for better visualization. Enjoy!
00:00 2-speed
01:09 2-speed with driving ring
02:31 4-speed
04:02 6-speed
05:58 8-speed with range change
08:29 12-speed with splitter
11:48 all gearboxes side-by-side
12:09 graphs
Key Lego parts used in this video:
Driving Ring 2L [6539] www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/...
Axle Connector 2L [6538c] www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/...
Gear 16 Tooth with Clutch, Smooth [6542b] www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/...
Changeover Catch [6641] www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/...
Changeover Plate [6631] www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/...
Driving Ring Extension [35186] www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/...
Check out a great resource on Lego gearboxes:
www.lugnet.com/~3813/ - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I have never understood more intuitively how gearboxes work. 10/10 educational content.
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Thought the exact same thing. Thanks!
Same, before trying this myself
Eventually you're going to build a full, life size car out of LEGO that can go 0 to 60 in 5 seconds, and is somehow only powered by a single LEGO motor.
Nah next he’s gonna make a functioning lego 4-stroke internal combustion engine. He’ll need no lego motors then
That is not how physics work. I am not saying BEC couldn't do it, just that we mere mortals wont be able to.
BEC: "I'm limited by the technology of my time"
too much loss through turning the gears
honestly probably doable to some degree if you allow external non lego componets (ie elastic bands to store power.) and only care about the initial burst
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Wow this is really cool! I love lego
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These plastic straight gears might be stronger than my NA Miata’s 5 speed.
Fun fact: every Mazda model has a different name depending on market. For example in Europe it is called MX-5 and in Japan just Roadster
@@anon2127 same with nissan
Probably.
Try having an RX-8. I upgraded to it from a Mazda 3 and I have never been more afraid of money shifting
@@nigelbassett3791 I didn’t know you could jam the valves into the pitons on rotary. I learn something new every day.
I love how this shows the basic design idea for most manual transmissions, with high and low gear settings and over drive implementations. Definitely a great starting point if you want to learn how manual car transmissions work.
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7:45 the reason the clutch exists on manual cars stopping the gears for a second so the synchro's can engage properly
7:50
I still drive unsynchronised vehicles and for the record, a clutch isn't needed, even without grinding gears.
This is a great demo of how these transmissions work. It would be neat to see a combination of the 8 and 12 speeds versions show here, to represent how a 18 speed works in a tractor trailer.
Neat, this helped me realize how gearboxes work
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@@mcfly6976 so true
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The gear grinding... you should make a clutch.
Could use those bulky rubber wheels as clutch pads, spring suspension or pneumatic pieces for pressure?
I'd personally love to see a torque converter.
I suggest you look at some of MaxBrix's videos. He's made a few CVTs which are super cool
yeah man clutch is needed then the torque will increase automatically
@@dhrubajyotisaha8539 That's not how a clutch works. Torque multiplication would be a torque converter
And a flywheel so the output doesn’t slow down so quickly
@@canonkeogh4683 would it be possible to get a flywheel meaty enough with Legos?
That 12-speed splitter is an incredibly intuitive example for explaining the concept of splitting gears to someone.
All you need is a clutch, a reverse gear, and you'll truly teach how gearboxes work, i had no idea this is the deal about those
If only engineering classes were introduced like this...
Then no teaching would get done as the tutors would spend all lesson playing with the Lego. The first thing I can think of trying in that scenario would be mixing up gear ratios to try to increase torque enough to push down a stapler with a single motor, I'd then spend half the day stapling a single booklet together. :)
When going to engineering school you should be able to interpret abstract and complex ideas without images or physical models.
Then become s professor and do that in your classes
@@kattihatt Yeah nah chief I'm in uni rn and that's bullshit. We use computer software to visualise al the time, we're expected to do that.
@@spinyslasher6586 ok boss.
Isn't it fascinating that just by moving some parts you can achieve different speeds. It is truly amazing
It is amazing!! Consider that that's basically what every living thing tries to do (in a way), it's interesting to think about! For example, proteins and enzymes are just litte molecular lego building blocks. And cell walls in plants are basically building bricks!
@@SSJ0016 I will agree with you
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2 years late on this but my father was a truck driver and I was always entranced by watching him shift through his 10 speed on his Semi as a child. Understanding how it works now is still fascinating and gives me an even deeper appreciation of the applied science that goes into gearboxes. Mechanical advantage through a series of what appears so random on the outside, but is actually precisely measured. I love it.
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Just a reminder as a mechanic:
•Less speed, more torque.
•Less torque, more speed.
•Gear ratios is how many spins more than the original one(for example 2 gear ratios is 2 more spins than the original)
I'm not a mechanic, but isn't anyone older than 10 years should know that?
@@nibba7614 depends on where you grew up and who's around you growing up
@@nibba7614 not necessarily, schools don’t teach a thing about torque in such smaller classes
@@nibba7614 true
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As an engineer that actually develops transfer case and low range gearbox systems, that 2 speed gearbox is kawaii as f***😍
Great video!
i have seen several videos on how a transmission works, with fancy 3D graphics and narration, but was still hard to undertsand.
This made me get it. seriously.
5 years from now: Making a fully functioning car in 1:1 scale using legos
Haven't lego themselves done this?
th-cam.com/video/n-RtJOfFlZU/w-d-xo.html
@@iluvsoupers This guy could probably make it more piece efficient and faster
@@iluvsoupers This guy can make a Lego Lambo that is actually faster than the original Lambo
I don’t know if it’s possible, but could you rebuild an automatic transmission/gearbox with Lego bricks?
There are a few Lego automatics around, here is my favorite one. Four speed automatic that shifts based on torque needs. Super clever way it measure torque: th-cam.com/video/YmhiuIRfpbo/w-d-xo.html
I built a model of an Allison automatic transmission. It doesn't shift gears automatically though because I don't have anything like a flywheel connected to the output shaft to keep it spinning as the transmission shifts gears. You can see it on my channel.
Somebody already commented one, but this is my favourite one
th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html
@@leftysheppey oh that is an excellent video you have there
@@leftysheppey wow, I can see why that’s your favourite. It’s pretty cool what you can do with plastic building block toys.
I found this randomly and dont regret at clicking at this at all.
Very educational on how cars work.
As an owner of a six speed manual car, I thoroughly enjoyed these builds!
Isn’t the 12 speed just a 6 speed with a high and low attached to it?
The 12 speed is like a modern automatic 8, 9, or 10 speed transmissions with planetary gear sets that are selected in different combinations to evenly step up the gear ratio
it's more like the Koenigsegg Lightspeed transmission where there are multiple shafts so you can combine gear ratios. Engineering Explained made a cool video about the Koenigsegg Lightspeed transmission.
@N Whis 12-gear gearbox looks like a truck gearbox (1L, 1H, 2L, 2H, etc.), isn't it?
8-speed and 12-speed shown here are representative of how truck transmissions work. Your typical Eaton 10-speed (same as 8 but with 5 on each range) has a range selector that works the same way as demonstrated in the 8-speed here. A 13-speed and 18-speed combine that with a splitter that works the same way as the 12-speed that's demonstrated. So yes, an 18-speed is just a fancy 4-speed (or 5-speed if you include the low gear).
It's a splitter, and the 8 speed has an overdrive
I am convinced this man is going to make a full size, functional car out of lego eventually. That or a Death Star.
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0:43 is the reason why a clutch is always important
It even makes the sad noise of a poorly engaged reverse gear. How realistic :)
Great video
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7:50 the old Manual Gearbox analogy ringing true... "if you can't find 'em, grind 'em" =)
You should make a simple lego rc with a one of the smaller gearboxes. That would be really cool.
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I have to say this, I absolutely LOVE this video! It's really helpful for me, as I never understood how a gearbox works. I wish I had the pieces for these at home to construct one! I also love the little shifter, it made me go like "Damn, this guy's gonna make a car out of Legos." Great content, keep it up!
I'm impressed, you actually created multiple different variations and types of gearboxes, including crash, synchronised, range, and splitter gearboxes. You could have cheaped out and just expanded the 2-gear crash gearbox with additional stages, but instead chose the added complexity of different types. Kudos! Very educational.
Why is it so satisfying like wow
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@@midnightpurple555 well it is not actually possible because the plastic would Instantly melt as it takes off but it is just humor
Until the guy actually tries😂😂
@@aryanpawar8409 More of all because Rockets don't need gearboxes without going to deep...... :/
@@aryanpawar8409 that would make for an interesting episode!
i love the sound of the lego pieces clicking together
As someone who loves cars AND Lego Technic, this is now one of my favorite videos
Next video: Making an automatic gearbox with planetary gears.
The Range and Splitter visualizations certainly helped me as I've used those setups in both the SCS Truck Sim games and in Farming Simulator 19 (with a mod, of course).
Somebody posted this th-cam.com/video/dSXqpYkRyTY/w-d-xo.html
@@straightpipediesel That's cool! I use those in ETS 2 and ATS ever since finding out how good they are with the torque multiplier and seamless shifts.
I absolutely can’t figure out what it is that the “driving ring” does or how it works. I understand normal gears, and I even used Lego Tecnic to make a gear box three decades ago, with a clutch, 3 forward speeds, and reverse. But I absolutely can’t wrap my head around the “driving ring”… None were included in the Tecnic sets I had.
I think it slots under the gear and lets it spin
Yeah it's got me confused as well
I think it represents a synchroniser ring placed on the shafts of large scale transmissions. In a transmission, the wheels are connected to the input shaft. The input shaft rotates at the same speed as the wheels, which moves the countershaft, and then the driveshaft in turn. Now the gears on those shafts have to have their speeds aligned with the speed from the shafts, or else they will grind during shifting. A synchroniser ring, or a drive ring in this case, rotates at the same speed as the shaft idly. During shifting, it will connect its teeth with the gear teeth and synchronise their speeds, so that the gears rotate at the same speed during shifting.
I've never seen these before either, but looking at the video I think the driving ring gear as a circular hole so it'll spin freely on the shaft, and the driving ring has a + hole to grip the shaft.
The teeth on the outside of the driving ring can mesh with the side of gear to engage/disengage the gear.
Basically, the gears spin freely on the shaft and the driving ring spins with the shaft, but can slide. When the driving ring meshes with the gear, it connects the gear to the shaft.
This is how Gearbox works which portrayed by Lego
Good Job! 👏
I’ve never been able to understand how a gearbox works. This is both cool to watch and highly informative. Love your videos!
I like to imagine this and the engine tests are all building up to something. Like a working, realistic automobile made out of lego.
I’d love to see how a clutch would work with this
I've never been able to wrap my head around how gearboxes work, so thanks for making this. Also now I need one of these to put on my desk.
This video helped me understand gearboxs better, especially with how engine speed relates to wheel speed as well as how torque is diminished as the gear ratio quickens the potential speed of the wheel.
Nice demo, just for info purposes, a typical semi will have a 4 speed split gearbox with a high/low range, giving 16 gears. The 4 gears are changed normally with the stick, the split is a little switch on the front of the shifter knob and the range is a paddle a little lower down. Older semis had some weird transmissions or two with twin sticks.
The “8 speed” gearbox shown at 6:00 exists in the wild as a 4 speed gearbox with overdrive. Some British sports cars from the 60’s and 70’s have it. The cars had a 4 speed transmission as normal, with a solenoid-actuated electric overdrive box on the output just like the one shown has on the input. Basically a second gearbox. It gave the cars 7 forward speeds: 1st, 2nd, 2nd over, 3rd, 3rd over, 4th and 4th over (first and second were close enough that a first-over was unnecessary). It was useful for touring, allowing drivers to find an optimal engine speed for cruising on any given road!
Is there anything like that, now, or do modern engines and transmissions not need such fine tuning for their RPMs?
@@someinconsequentialusernam7799 Most modern engines produce adequate power over a wide RPM range to not need this. Although we're starting to see more speeds (6 is common now, sometimes as many as 10) in new vehicles to optimize fuel economy. Where you'll find this the most is semi trucks. Many on the road have transmissions that operate like the 8 and 12 speed shown here. Many truck drivers would consider the Eton Fuller 18 speed as the best out there. It operates like a combination of the 8 and 12 here. With a high and low range (8 speed) as well as a splitter on each range(12 speed).
Also, look up a Gear Vendors Overdrive unit. It is exactly what Will R speaks of.
This helped me understand a gearbox more than anything ever has and there wasn't a single word spoken. Good job.
This is a really nice way of learning truck gearboxes. Thank you so much
I'm telling you, this guy is gonna make a fricking tank with hese legos
he's already done it 😃
I would love a more in depth video on all the components and how they work together to actually redirect the gears and stuff.
Absolutely fantastic and enjoyable content! Thank you so much for making these videos. Always enjoy seeing these!
These videos are WAY too satisfying AND fun to watch.
Great demo, never knew quite how this works. Was really hoping to see that standard 5+reverse pattern though.
Reverse is much the same, except it puts a single extra gear in the drive path thus reversing rotation. Its fairly simple.
@@EllaBananas Yeah, it is just first but reversed, and depending how it is done you could potentially have any gear in reverse
Great work! I find it very interesting to see the loss of speed in the highest gears on the 8 and 12 speed gearboxes as the torque losses add up.
Amazing content ! It's really great to see all the pieces you're using before a build.
Your understanding of gearing is wicked genius
This just made me feel like to learn gears and how they change speed
Some kind of flywheel would help when moving upwards, to keep momentum going
i was starting to like and love cars, especially manually operated ones. this video is very informative!
Mechanics explained the simpliest way! And how satisfying, if you multiply rpm and nm for each gear combination you end up with the same output power. Need this in schools!
Would be cool if you would measure the efficiency of the system. Just hook up another motor to the end of it and measure generated power in relationship to the input power.
Worth noting that Speed (in Rad/s) x Torque (in Nm) = Power (in Watts)
The only thing missing is the initial speed and torque of the motor.
(which you could estimate off the power supply; power = volts x current, but it'll also include the efficiency loss of the motor)
@@phoephoe795 well, to get the motor efficiency out of the way you just hook 2 motors up directly with an axle to measure the zero state efficiency and compare any build system against that. Results in a pretty easy to measure loss in wattage compared to zero state, and a plain efficiency value.
But yes, comparing initial speed and torque against ideal outgoing speed and torque and real outgoing speed and torque also works. The power comparison is imo just a lot easier, less prone to calc/measuring errors and results, at the end, in the same efficiency.
The only difference between this and a real transmission is a clutch, but those rings do a good job at being one for Legos. How would you actually build a clutch out of Legos?
The tires might be a good idea
@Rita 25 y.o - check my vidéó it looks like it, that's how 18 wheelers work
Good grief! I have no idea how you figure this all out other than you are a mechanical genius. Fascinating viewing. Thank you! 😎 (and beautifully produced and filmed to boot!)
i never thought i would learn how gearboxes worked through a lego video. thank you. i love the videos
My question is, from where does he get every single piece of lego on earth?
Try to make a gearbox with 5 speeds and a R, I’d love to see it!
Seriously impressive. Very cool to see how gear ratios and torque work on a simple scale helping people learn. If only I had this when I was learning how transmissions work
It would be really cool to see a LEGO gearbox with different clutch designs. It would be especially interesting to see if you can make a centrifugal clutch with LEGO.
I have done a centrifugal clutch, it wasn't particularly good but it worked. I may see if i can upload a video with it in
Can you make an automatic transmission? That would be sick!!
th-cam.com/video/fuGnJ1PF0aU/w-d-xo.html how about this?
As a truck driver, I've always wondered how how the transmission works. I can imagine it's quite similar to what you've got here with the 8 speed. My truck has a 10 speed.
Today I learned how gearboxes work. Also love that recognizable sound of messing up a gear change.
This made me understand gearboxes better Thank you!
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I’d love to see how the clutch mechanism plays in to these gear boxes. This is genuinely so cool.
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This guy's transmission skills are very strong.
EDIT: 2:34 Have to say it.
With a four-speed on the floor, they'll be waiting at the door.
that's brilliant design awesome job
This also helps explain why transmission work is so expensive...
What an amazing video and channel! Thank you!!!!
These visualizations are very useful, thank you.
Fantastic video. Finally I know, how transmissions work. Thanks a lot. 👍👍👍
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Just hypnotizing! You can't stop watching 😊
Amazing video. I liked it so much. Thank you for sharing ❤️
Brilliant, I understood the gear only after seeing this video,nothing else helped me.Thank you!
Best practical knowledge video thank you
Astonishing! Thank you.
Tried to build this, but 16-tooth 6542b is much more expensive than it used to be. The new 16-tooth with clutch on both sides (18946) seems like the replacement for the older 16-tooth 6542b and is much cheaper. However the 6539 drive ring doesn't fit inside the new 16-tooth 18946. Any recommendations on what parts drive the new gear and will work for this build?
I found these, not sure if they will work or if there are others... any help is appreciated.
35186 (drive ring extension 8 teeth)
18947 (drive ring 4 teeth)
32187 (driver ring extension 4 teeth)
Amazing, man. Thank you!
honestly some of the best content is on this channel, thank you for all the great videos :)
Pretty cool seeing lego versions of overdrive gearboxes
Wow this is more helpful then i thought it would be. 11/10. Good job
Alright.. I'm just getting into Transport and am currently driving an 8 speed manual truck that has gears in a 'H' pattern, 1-4 in the bottom box and 5-8 in the top box that has a button you flick up/down to change what box your in, and am just begining to get my head around the 12 and 18 speed Non-syncs that have the same 'H' pattern but get the extra gears by being able to go up half a cog and 'Split' the gears and THIS is so helpfull to be able to visualize with the Range changer in the 8 speed and splitter in the 12 speed! Really awesome!!
Thank you for this video! I have been learning this topic and this helps
This video taught me more than what I could ever remember from school! If we were taught with legos, lord knows what what would happen next. Amazing vid👍
wow... now I know how gear boxes work.
stellar content!
These engine component videos are great! Don’t stop making them!
Now I understand how the gearbox works thanks man
Wow what a great demonstration 🔥
That’s why I love Lego, back when I was barely 13 it made me understand how gearboxes worked. Best gifts I’ve ever had
I would love to see this keep going, maybe make another version with a clutch, I’d be so happy if this did eventually turn into a full car