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Questions about spinners, and suppliers in the UK
Franco B:
The spinner top in its self is a flyweight ;)
No worries though, thanks for letting me know. I may as well stick it in BST now I have it all together.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Franco B on August 04, 2010, 11:28:46 am ---The spinner top in its self is a flyweight ;)
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Heh. I was going to say that too. The ultimate in compact spinner arrangements include a heavy knob that acts as a flywheel. Big, below the panel weights are unnecessary, and can actually hinder control in a number of games. Too much momentum equals easy positional overshoot and slower initial movement due to the greater moment of inertia.
RandyT
jimmy2x2x:
My mistake, I thought the 'Energy Storage Cylinder' was the counter weight flyweight for these spinners
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: jimmy2x2x on August 04, 2010, 12:28:59 pm ---My mistake, I thought the 'Energy Storage Cylinder' was the counter weight flyweight for these spinners
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Same here.
Hey Randy, what does it do?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: jimmy2x2x on August 04, 2010, 12:28:59 pm ---My mistake, I thought the 'Energy Storage Cylinder' was the counter weight flyweight for these spinners
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If you have a heavy enough knob, the ESC becomes extraneous. Some who like a heavy feel to their spinner may opt for both, but there are disadvantages to too much flywheel weight on a spinner. The one Franco made looks like it is plenty heavy enough to negate the need for a flywheel.
Also keep in mind that the ESC is very intentionally not overly large or heavy. It has been tuned to provide a balanced feel for all games, and designed to fit through a button hole so it doesn't need to be removed to install the spinner.
RandyT
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