Re: Need speed switch for DIY funicular/hillside elevator

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No, that would be the speed at which I would assume its a runaway.  If
you mean by terminal velocity the maximum speed it would reach on a
runaway condition, I don't have a clue.


Jon Woellhaf wrote:
> 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?
> >