SACA Mech Drives Mod 1-2 Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Drive System - Answer✔️✔️-a system which transmits power from the
driver to the driven
mechanical drive system composed of - Answer✔️✔️-linkages, shafts,
bearings, pulleys, etc.
mechanical drive system purpose - Answer✔️✔️-control the force and
motion from one device to another
2 categories of rotary systems - Answer✔️✔️-axial power transmission and
short-to-adjacent shaft
clutch - Answer✔️✔️-allows 2 shafts to connect and disconnect from each
other
direct couplings - Answer✔️✔️-secure a driver shaft directly to a driven
shaft
advantage of MDS over direct coupling - Answer✔️✔️-increase of decrease
speed
3 types of shaft to adjacent shaft power transmission - Answer✔️✔️-belt
drives, chain drives, and gear drives
foundation - Answer✔️✔️-structure that supports a machine
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