Technician A says the output of the gear set will be in the opposite direction to the input, which produces reverse gear when the planetary carrier is held. Technician B says the gear set produces a gear reduction when the planetary carrier is the input member. Who is correct?
A)A only
B)B only
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

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Technician A is correct as the output of the gear set is in the opposite direction when the planetary carrier is held, which is necessary to produce reverse gear. Technician B is also correct as the gear set produces a gear reduction when the planetary carrier is the input member, which is a characteristic of planetary gear sets. Therefore, both technicians are correct.

Technician a Says the Output of the Gear Set Will