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Torque limiter

Okay kiddo, do you remember when we were playing with that toy car and we tried to make it go too fast? What happened? It crashed right? That's because the wheels were going too fast and the toy couldn't handle it.

Well, this is kind of like what happens in big machines like tractors or other big equipment. Sometimes the people who use them make them do things they aren't designed for, and they go too fast or put too much pressure on the machine. This can make the engine stop working or worse, it can break the machine completely.

To help make sure this doesn't happen, there's something called a torque limiter. It's like a safety feature in the machine that helps prevent the engine from getting damaged. When the machine is working normally, it allows the engine to work at full strength so it can do its job. But if the machine is starting to get overloaded or going too fast, the torque limiter kicks in and slows down the engine.

It's kind of like a parent who sees their kid running too fast and tells them to slow down before they get hurt. The torque limiter is like the parent, it helps stop the machine from doing something that could cause it to break or get damaged.
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