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Question
What is the difference Aries/other gears.
Answer
Well, this is hard to answer. There are many types of gears today. One difference however is that the Aries gear is the gear with the most castings. The patterns for making
castings are so very expensive that to build them up again would be impossible. They were made 30 years ago when Aries was sold in huge numbers (there were few other gears to buy) and the really big money was there
to cover the costs. And the castings is really what made the Aries such an excellent product.
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Question
How does the Aries gear cope with corrosion ?
Answer
Well, to say that corrosion on the Aries does not exist would be a lie. Aluminum has many advantages like being very tough in strength, does not get "tired" like
stainless, aluminum is not very heavy and it is good to machine for the manufacturer. One disadvantage is that it can corrode. To minimize this, we have isolated all stainless parts with Delrin bushes and by
anodizing the aluminum. Also today's alloys are very corrosion resistant. The Aries vane gear has the advantage of being on the ocean so long that we can prove that the corrosion is not a problem.
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