Locking Torsen

[Jens]

Hi Orin!

> Here we go again...
Exactly my thought ;)

<snipping of correct info, I would not like to contradict>

> Power is different.  You can get 100% power going to one axle
> with an open diff if the other axle isn't turning (power is
> proportional to torque * RPM, so if RPM is 0, power is 0).
True, but power is also 0, when the torque is 0.
If you consider the force to "break loose" (set into motion) a standing
wheel as very low (=0), one axle can only stand still, if the other does
not transmit any torque, therefore, both get power=0, one has rpm, but
no torque, the other torque, but no rpm.
If you say the force to "break loose" the standing wheel, is low, but
not equal to 0, then the following can be the case:
One axle stands still, having torque not large enough to set it into
motion. The other, slipping axle has rpm and a bit of torque (the same
as the other axle), so the slipping axle can have all the power.
Weird, huh?
This applies for open diffs.

CU
Jens
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