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Unread 03-03-2011, 07:44
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Re: Best Lift Design for Logomotion?

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Originally Posted by Chris Hibner View Post
Our elevator could get from bottom to top in less than a second, and we could do it with incredible precision. The problem was the forces generated by all that acceleration get pretty high. We now have it slowed down to about 50% of it's top speed, which is more than fast enough, but the power is there in reserve if it needs it.
Bingo. We slow ours WAY down to make it useable.

These tubes are pretty light. It isn't hard to get them from floor to ceiling in less than a second, even without significant power (yay surgical tubing). The question is... can your driver use it?

-John
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