Re: Brake method needed for hillside lift

["Gemini" <spamthis@ nowhere.net>]

How about a clutch off of a go-cart or such. A gear on the cable spools and
a short chain to the gear that is already on the go-cart clutch assembly.
The normally "driven" portion of the clutch would be mounted stationary.
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> 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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