Jo
Please open up a topic on governors. I am very interested in method of producing the small links and levers. The whole concept of managing the power output of an engine automatically is good stuff. A few years ago I stood and watched a gearless hit or miss engine that used a swinging, bobbing weight that would occasionally jump up and smack a lever and the engine would fire. I never quite understood how it worked or what it was called but it looked very much like a woodpecker. Is that what you were referring to? Tell us about it if you can
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What ...no Inertia governors!......Scandal!
We were talking steam engines rather than gas: both my Centaur and R&B have variations on a Watt. I am sure someone has a woodpecker, who would like to "chirp" in .
Jo
I think it is more correct to think of governors as controlling power rather than speed. They get their input by sensing speed but their output controls the engine power by increasing/decreasing throttle setting, or causing the hit or miss engine to hit. The engine slows or speeds up as a result of decreased or increased power. I guess that sounds like nitt picking but its worth thinking about.
Tel
If you have an inertial governor design that advances the eccentric, I sure would like to see it.
Jerry