Re: Need speed switch for DIY funicular/hillside elevator

["Jon Woellhaf" <jonwoellhaf@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

3 ft/sec is the terminal velocity?

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> Jon, I'm not sure.  It currently travels at 1.3 ft/sec up and down and
> is set at half speed.  When I get more time (its not my fulltime
> residence have to travel 5 hours to work on it) I want to crank up the
> speed to near full speed which should be a little over 2 ft/sec.  The
> trick is that I have to adjust the start and stop microswitches to keep
> it from crashing to the bottom or the top with the increased speed.
>
> So, I would assume 3 ft/sec would be considered the "out of control"
> condition.  Since the drum is 12" diameter (3.14 circumference) that
> would be about 60 rpm.
>
> Jon Woellhaf wrote:
>> What speed do you think the fully loaded cart would reach if it rolled
>> from
>> the top of the ramp unrestrained?
>