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Re: Force, strenght, did anyone ever measure?
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lugnet.build, lugnet.technic
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Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:01:10 GMT
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Cool! That's an impressive machine!
I was actually thinking about using 2x2 8t gears, but I don't have the room
in my model (And I've run out of racks too). Encouraging anyway, I'll do
some testing this weekend (and probably post a picture of the shattered
pinions....)
Duq
"Mark Haye" <mark_haye(@)tivoli(.)com> wrote in message
news:G7Bnv9.MDG@lugnet.com...
> My model (link below) uses elevators with a double rack and double drive • axles (four z8 pinions).
> I have tested it with a payload of 36lbs (more than enough for a complete • scale-size Saturn V).
> By my calculations, thats 40N per elevator. The rubber belt in the drive • slipped a bit, but the rest
> of the gear train seemed to work without undue stress. HTH.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/runway/1604/ksc_ct.html
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> --
> Mark Haye, mark_haye(@)tivoli(.)com
> IBM TSM Server Development, Tucson, AZ
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> "Duq" <Duq@nlgateway.net> wrote in message news:G7A5B2.7oq@lugnet.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm running into trouble with my mobile crane project. The boom is • pretty
> > heavy. I want to raise it with a rack/pinion, but I wonder how much • force
> > they can take? I reckon that for the first bit up the horizontal force • will
> > be around 50N. Does anyone ever measure how much a well braced double
> > rack/pinion (8t gears) can take?
> >
> > Duq
> >
> >
>
>
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| My model (link below) uses elevators with a double rack and double drive axles (four z8 pinions). I have tested it with a payload of 36lbs (more than enough for a complete scale-size Saturn V). By my calculations, thats 40N per elevator. The rubber (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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