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(...) If you had two, you could roll a soccer ball down them... (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The longer the axle is... the more likely it would be to twist under torque. I wonder how TLC has approached that issue.. perhaps a new plastic ? Ray (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I tend to design assemblies with long shafts in a method that is analogous to how high power electricity is transmited over long lines. If you think about torque as amps and voltage as speed, it's just like that. Shafts don't (generally) care (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's the only application where it's shown up so far. There hasn't really been any real world model for a Technic set that really demanded such a long distance...the only one that comes to mind would be the tail rotor of a helicopter or for (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The other cool analogy that falls out of this is the synchronization of positioning or phase angle (for AC power systems). If you have a long shaft with a gear on each end, and you index one tooth on each gear, the rotational position reletive (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nooo...ooo!!!! Electrons!! voltage!! phase!! current!! It's all evil! MAKE IT STOP!!!! I'll stick with the torque/speed PHYSICAL definition thank you... at least those things you can see and touch to fully understand. The electrical stuff - (...) (20 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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