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| (...) That strange, thick, white gear in the RIS slips with drag that appears proportional to the rotation rate, so it's a dampener, which is what you want. Dave Paule (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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| I see. I understand what you're saying. The main thing I'm looking for in this case, though, is a constant downward speed which does not accelerate. Your ideas are interesting though, I will probably incorporate them into future projects (a working (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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| (...) Not entirely true. Your thinking of the "what falls faster, a tonne of lead or a tonne of feathers" question (or - "what's heavier, a tonne of lead or a tonne of feathers") which is actually more complicated than it seems. The thing with a (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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| A counterweight doesn't change the speed at which something falls, does it? It may reduce the apparent weight of the main structure, but objects of different weights fall equally fast. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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| (...) Counter-weight through a pulley or gear system? A lessening counter-weight (classic sand displacement)? Bruce (26 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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