RE: Re: rotation

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd be wary about rotating a plasma downwards - the screen is a large sheet
of fairly thin glass which is unsupported in the middle ... Too much
opportunity for the screen to break under its own weight for my liking.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Young, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 June 2004 07:15
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: rotation
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> That was my initial design because it requires less space
> behind the screen to rotate. I wasn't sure about storing the
> screen upside down...any ideas ?
> It's do-able but I think more complex as the whole thing
> would have to balance and as the screen weights about 25Kg I
> had visions of all that weight causing problems during
> rotation.  What I can't understand is why no one is making a
> plasma bracket that does this kind of thing.  I've even given
> these guys a call.....
>
> http://www.futureautomation.co.uk/lift.htm
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Lidstone [mailto:patrick@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 21 June 2004 19:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: rotation
>
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Young, Jeff" <Jeff.Young@D...>
wrote:
> > Longest day of the year !
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> > It would be wow if I can get it working.  I can't really use
normal
> doors
> > because I've got a very low curved ceiling ( project vault )
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> How about flipping it about the horizontal axis rather than the
> vertical axis? With suitable weights and bushes you could probably
> get away with using gravity to do the rotation, and an
> electromagnetic release.
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> Patrick
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