KSB Centrifugal Pump Lexicon –

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Countershaft

The term countershaft refers to an auxiliary gear unit that reduces the number of revolutions of the driven shaft, thereby increasing the available torque. It is usually unsynchronised and so shifting is only possible at standstill and with no load.

  

  

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