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Old 11-05-2009, 03:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'd call it a gearbox rather than a transmission, since tranmissions in automotive use generally imply multiple speeds. For a single set of helical cut gears, 98% is good, but not tremendously higher than average.

The gearboxes we use in my industry tend to be about 80% efficient and that is good. But those are worm gears.
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