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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / May 2004One annoying question i HAVE to ask.
Ok guys, i'm having difficulty in working this one out. How on earth does the clutch engage?? When the shoes are screwed in, they are fixed solid. So how do they manage to reach the lining to engage or am i missing something? (Which often happens you know). LOL Cheers Moonstone > Ok guys, i'm having difficulty in working this one out. How on earth > does the clutch engage?? When the shoes are screwed in, they are [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Moonstone If you look closely at the clutch, then (assuming it's like the one on my Raptor) you will see that the metal is thinned right down in a couple of places so that you effectively have a central mass and then two "shoes" attached to that via relatively thin sections. These sections flex under the forces generated as the clutch spins, allowing the shoes to come into contact with the liner. Of course, ultimately, those sections may well break... Tim Have at look at the hole (about 5mm dia) in the solid metal plate, often you will see a thin crack to the outside of the main diameter. Replace the clutch if that is the case, replace the liner if it isn't > > Ok guys, i'm having difficulty in working this one out. How on earth > > does the clutch engage?? When the shoes are screwed in, they are [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.691 / Virus Database: 452 - Release Date: 26/05/2004 It's called centrifugal force :-) > Have at look at the hole (about 5mm dia) in the solid metal plate, often you > will see a thin crack to the outside of the main diameter. Replace the [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.691 / Virus Database: 452 - Release Date: 26/05/2004 > It's called centrifugal force :-) I knew about centrifugal force, but didn't think it would apply to such a small part. Well, i did but not enough to force the wee shoes outwards. Looks like i was wrong then. :-) Moonstone > Ok guys, i'm having difficulty in working this one out. How on earth does > the clutch engage?? When the shoes are screwed in, they are fixed solid. So > how do they manage to reach the lining to engage or am i missing something? > (Which often happens you know). LOL They spin so fast they fly out and come in contact with the lining in the bell. They may FEEL like they're fixed solidly, but they isn't. Centrifugal shite and all that is stronger than our fingers.  SignatureBeav Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com" (with the obvious changes) Beavisland now lives at www.beavisoriginal.co.uk |
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