Kenwood mixer gearing

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Portus on 23 Jan 2018 at 11:04

 

I recently wrote to Kenwood/de Longhi customer desk in the UK to enquire about the gearing and RPM for the dough hook or paddle at each of knob settings as they circulate inside the bowl of my Kenwood Major Titanium.  I received the following data, which may interest fellow TFLers.  The gearing comes in at 3.33:


 

RPM

Knob setting

Planetary hub

Beater, whisk

Min

42

140

1

80

266

2

98

326

3

120

400

4

145

483

5

170

566

6

190

633

Max

200

666

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Portus,

Do you by any chance know if these numbers apply also to my Kenwood Chef XL Titanium?

I am not entirely sure, but I think this is the model that replaced the Major Titanium.

Thanks,
François

I do not know, François, but I can confirm the data sent to me was titled "Classic Chef and Major," though my query related to my Titanium Major.  I hazard a guess that the same gear ratios apply throughout the range, with any differences relating, in the main, to bowl and/or motor size.  Perhaps run an audit at slow speed and count the RPM? 

Joe

Hi Joe,

This is indeed what I will do. Mine has an even lower setting, below the minimum. The speeds might also be mentioned in the manual, but I haven't checked yet. 

I will let you know.

Thanks again,

Francois