Guys, I've got a problem (I think!) A mate has given me an Aermacchi race crank to balance ....... and he wants 26% balance factor. I was somewhat surprised...
... Yep. Or remove weight from the crankpin side of the crank. Is the Aermacchi a horizontal cylinder engine? The odd balance factor was probably to reduce...
... Yes, I sort of guessed the horizontal mounting would have something to do with it, but am still surprised at the 26% figure, it 'feels wrong'! I guess...
Greg, This is not the way engine balancing is normally described but what you mentioned below may not be in regard to normal universal procedure and may be ...
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If that is the same Karl Ludvigsen book,it's also available on Amazon.com for $32.97. ...
Dave Carlson
dcarlson@...
Oct 6, 2005 2:42 pm
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Ken, Thanks for the comments, I should have stated that the method I described in my original post is one that I have often used to balance an assembled crank,...
... Yep - recip weight is the sliding bits ( piston, p.pin, rings, circlips and the "little end" of the conrod [ as weighed with conrod horiz.] ). ... 26% is...
D.M.Co.
iwd@...
Oct 7, 2005 11:41 pm
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D.M.Co., Just don't forget to include the weight of the reciprocating end of the rod and when you make a bobweight that you have to also include 100% of the ...
Whoops! Ian, maybe I did make myself sufficiently clear. I did not mean that I would/should PERMANENTLY add 11 gms of steel to the crank web opposite the...
hey all! I'm new to this group, in my first year of studying to be a mechanical engineering technologist. I would like to build a motor for my final project,...
Ian, I replied to your last post late last night and I have sort of taken my own advice and slept on the problem....and see it a little more clearly now, I...
I'll put the responses in MotoRacewiki if you guys like. It'll be a good resource for others, and a FAQ for this list. whatever you think best John On Sat,...
John, I'm an old dog and this sounds like a new trick so what is MotoRacewiki ? Ken A ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors'...
that much depends on what is the kind of engine you are going to do for final project. I understand you are going to build one from scratch, and then it is...
... Your first design decision will be to determine what tools and finances you have available. Your second design decision will be what you want the engine...
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Hee hee "mutant bastard crossbreed" pretty good answer. Most people aren't ready for mailing lists, so thinking of them as old tech is probably a vice of...
my 2 choices were college 2.5 year technologist or 4 year university engineer. i can bridge over to 3rd year engineering when i finish if i take an extra 6...
... this list is cut and pasted to a word document, and is sitting on my desktop (1 of only 5 items!) I've bought quite a few lately (no engine books though,...
Guys, After a drought of well thought out assistance with my odd problem (over the weekend is a bad time I guess) I thought I'd update you with my progress: ...
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