Posted by grim (206.162.192.40) on August 01, 2003 at 15:25:09:
In Reply to: swinging free posted by Rob on August 01, 2003 at 11:27:41:
: Hi Grim,
: when you say "swinging free" do you mean that the lever arm is hanging down by gravity and the spring is under zero tension, or is there always tension in the spring? Thanks
Sorry, should have worded it "swung free from the inner stop". In operation the stop appeared to turn down and clear of the weight as the disk rotates, but in actuality the smaller weight and lever caused the big weight to
lift from the stop at 1230 position. There wass always a tension in the spring; it stretched at top release when the lever swung the weight out toward the outer perimeter, and helped the lever pull the weight back to the stop at 6 pm position.
grim