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Subject:	Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space
Date:	Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:10:25 GMT
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Will I be able to run both rings off of the same motor? Will the motor be strong enough?

Most probably - assuming the rings are both balanced all you need to overcome is friction. And they won’t be spinning all that fast.

I just figured how to do the different directions on a single motor (forgive the MSPaint drawing).

And speed is actually something I don’t want - the HabRing has to be very slow since I’m going to have detail I want people to see inside of it.

I’ve been talking with Soren Roberts on IM and have been getting some good feadback and ideas - I’m feeling a lot more confident about doing this, as this will be my first technic/motorized project. i have a deep fear of getting it built, turning it on and watching it fall into pieces.

thanks for the reply!!

-Lenny

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		Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
(...) Cool! But don't knock yourself out trying to get it to run off a single motor - unless you only have one!! You'd probably find on the real craft, they would be driven independently, with computer synchronisation. (...) LOL don't worry it (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)

		Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
(...) The key thing is keep the center of gravity of the ring at the drive axle. If it is 1mm off then you will need a lot more torque, and the rotation speed will be non-uniform. (...) You can just use 3 bevel gears or this piece (URL) to do (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space)

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		Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
(...) Most probably - assuming the rings are both balanced all you need to overcome is friction. And they won't be spinning all that fast. (...) Yes you can - you can connect as many motors you like in parallel. Their output shafts can be connected (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)

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