[Diy_efi] RE: [offlist] Strain gauge on engine mounts

[niche at iinet.net.au]

At 02:14 AM 21/04/05, you wrote:
>>Any mech structural engineers here care to estimate degrees
>>of twist for say 100 newton metres of torque over length of say 
>>650mm and 80mm dia... ?
> 
>Assuming a tube wall thickness of 2.54mm I calculate 0.0956 degrees of twist.

Ah yes it is that small, mmm, but doable I guess as with some
care at the elctronics side, thanks for the calculation :)

I guess one could devise a material prop and structure to provide
a bit more twist without backlash winding the gears ;)

Rgds

Mike




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Mike Massen
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