OK, I watched it.
That's 20 mins I won't get back.
Sod all that fucking around with torquemeters and dodgy average measurements - it's childishly simple to demonstrate whether your machine is a torque multiplier. Simply hang equal masses off each sprocket in opposition to each other - if they don't remain in balance then you're in business.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 20:07,
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But... But...
The quotes!
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 20:15,
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Doing quick maths here...
And it seems that the only way to get over unity is to go nuclear fission or fusion where those teeth meet.
Humm.
If those cogs do work, i'd step back, between 20 and 50km.
And buy sunglasses.
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Yes, finally somebody reasonable.
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 22:03,
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I'm just one man and his trusty soldenrin' Iron
Aaaand speaking of which,
I've just soldered a 14 pin Opamp the wrong faAacking way. AGAIN
"Gets rosin wick out" - grblllgrmblidiotgrbll
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*rushes to patent office dropping papers hither and dither*
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 20:17,
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"none of us have a technical education"
No shit. You've invented a 1-1 gear set. Congratulations.
Now connect a dyno to the sprockets and marvel at the results.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 20:08,
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Did they? When?
I see a torque measurement, but no shaft power.
I did give up after 5 minutes, so i might have missed it.
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Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 20:32,
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He said they did at 8:04, but I'm not quite sure what.
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 20:38,
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OK, just figured out the reason for the odd spikes in the torque curve
(top graph in the preview)
The shape of the teeth is such that the contact point between them moves up and down the radius of the sprocket. In the case where the tip of the chain tooth is in contact with the lower part of the drive tooth, then you will get a mechanical advantage. The key is though, that the integral of that advantage will be zero.
I knew that Mech Eng degree would come in handy some day.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 22:46,
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I knew you will like it ;)
At 23:40 there is "improved" state of the art chart.
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 23:14,
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Like isn't the word really.
It's a bit sad that they've thrown so much effort at a problem that they lack the understanding to solve, while simultaneously falling into the trap of trying to prove themselves right, instead of trying to prove themselves wrong.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 23:35,
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I have a feeling...
... that if you count up the number of teeth on the inside of the chain and the teeth on the left hand gear you'll get the same ratio as comparing the outside chain teeth with the right-hand gear.
Only a guess, but I'd be surprised if it was wrong.
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Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 23:18,
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In other words, are you saying that chain thickness adds to the real gear diameter?
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omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Mon 7 Dec 2015, 23:24,
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this is
boring as well as stupid and wrong.
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