Torque Meters
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_deltaV
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Torque Meters
How do you guys measure torque?
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Re: Torque Meters
You can build a simple torque meter.
Go to http://indoorspecialties.com/index1.html and then click the articles tab on the side. You should find an article written by Ray Harlan.
Just hook your motor onto the meter when you wind. It's pretty simple, actually.
Go to http://indoorspecialties.com/index1.html and then click the articles tab on the side. You should find an article written by Ray Harlan.
Just hook your motor onto the meter when you wind. It's pretty simple, actually.
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Re: Torque Meters
If you don't want to make your own, you can buy one online. I use this torque meter and it's great; I've been rough on it with my motors and it still measures well.
Here's a video of the process I follow for making torque meters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSD7T_hpPFM
A detailed guide written by DoctaDave is also available on this site: http://scioly.org/wiki/images/0/0b/Doct ... Meters.pdf
Here's a video of the process I follow for making torque meters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSD7T_hpPFM
A detailed guide written by DoctaDave is also available on this site: http://scioly.org/wiki/images/0/0b/Doct ... Meters.pdf
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