[T3] Rev limiting motor

[jeffrey gunnarson]

Lol.nice that is rich! Humor mixed in ... needed that!
On Mar 3, 2012 11:22 AM, "Dave Hall" <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> Ouch - centrifugal force!  What nature of force would that be, Jim?   ;-)
>
> We had a teacher's guide to the space topic on the exam syllabus for
> 16-year-olds, carefully explaining orbits with an arrow on an orbitting
> satellite pointing towards the Earth, labelled 'gravitational force', and
> one pointing away labelled 'centrifugal force'.
>
> I have to agree that generally it's easier to allow the use of the term
> than
> explain why it's not correct to use it!
>
> Dave.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> Adney
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>
> On 3 Mar 2012 at 12:14, Dave Hall wrote:
>
> > I thought there was some sort of spring-loaded device in the rotor,
> > but I may be making that up.
>
> Yes, there is. The rev limiting function is done by centrifugal force
> working against that spring force. Once the spring is overcome, something
> moves and grounds the spark to the distributor shaft.
>
> The resistor has nothing to do with the rev limiting.
>
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