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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 (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I may very well be wrong, but I don't think this will give the desired effect. The friction inside the gear is quite high when there is no motion, which may be a problem when the mechanism is triggered. And what's more, I don't think it will (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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If you want to vary the rate at which an object of constant weight moves, why not use a mechanism like an old postal scale. No, not the kind that shoots you when you look at it sideways... It involves a pendulum mounted so that when the object is at (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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Hi (...) One of us is going daft and I suspect me. Which strange, thick white gear in the RIS??? Or is this in the 1.5 version?? Mike (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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That's a good solution as well. It might be harder to make the descent *really* slow, though, as is possible with a clock-style pendulum. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) want. (...) No daftness at all - a good guess. I didn't know it wasn't in version 1.0. It's in the 1.5 version. I haven't found a use for it yet, although it is on p. 59 of the 1.5 Constructopedia and on their parts page inside the back cover. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Actually...I think that is supposed to be a clutch. It also comes in the new 9V motor set 8735. Pat (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I don't think clutch is the correct term. The white 24t gear cog is normally used to protect the motor from stress. If you use the white gear in a gear train, it will slip if the load becomes too high, which is better than having the motor (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I don't know what the big 'L' calls it, but I think it's a Slipper Clutch. They're used all over the place in r/c race cars, to protect the drivetrain, both the motor and the gears/belts, from the abuse of a heavy throttle finger and/or rough (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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