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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator
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Originally Posted by slijin
First off, many thanks for the reupload. I was hoping you could clarify though, why in 1-Speed Drive (or 2-Speed Drive for that matter) when calculating you multiply by .0254/2 (radius conversion?) and then divide by .3048*60 (revolution per unit time conversion?). More specifically, where do .0254 and .3048 come from? I understand that .0254/.3048 = 1/12 (which handles the in-ft unit conversion), but...  |
.0254 meters = 1 inch
.3048 meters = 1 foot
It's a conversion between metric and standard. Hope this helps.
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