Carl wrote:
>FINDINGS:
>During constant acceleration a force (energy) of
>17.468 foot pounds/second is generated to accelerate
>(LOOSTEN) the knockoff on the hub.
>During constant deceleration (braking) a force (energy)
>of 51.137 foot pounds/second is generated to accelerate
>(TIGHTEN) the knockoff on the hub.
Are you sure this is not backwards? I mean acceleration tightens and
deceleration loosens.
You also wrote:
>Ole NEWTON said that an object at rest or in constant
>motion will continue to do so until acted upon by another
>force (in this case, acceleration or deceleration).
When I visualize this in my head, in forward motion, I see the knockoff
spinning in the direction of the wheel (take the left side for example, so
it's spinning counter-clockwise). When I visualize acceleration, the wheel
will spin faster in the same direction (counter-clockwise), but relative to
the wheel spinning faster, the knockoff slows down, or goes the opposite
way (clockwise). The opposite direction of the knockoff to the forward
motion wheel is to tighten the knockoff (ie moving clockwise on the left
side).
However, I do believe your other parts, combined with the above, supports
the argument I've seen some make that braking is more likely to loosen
spinners than accelerating and that the companies got it backwards too.
Jay
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