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Re: Brake method needed for hillside lift



Robert L Bass wrote:
> This might be a bit complicated, but a centrifugal brake should do the job.  Ideally, the brake engages if the drum starts spinning.
> As the brake slows the drum, it eases up a bit, allowing a safe descent.  ISTR they use something like this on the tram at a ski
> lodge in NH.
>
> Thinking it up was easy.  Engineering it is outside my skill set.  :^)
>
Yes, a centrifugal brake or something similar to it is what we need.
Finding an easy way to do it is what I'm struggling with.  Thanks!



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