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Re: Toughbox Assembly Video on YouTube
Another nifty CIM number to remember is 88.5 rev/s. In the past, the FIRST documentation has rated CIM free speed at 5310rpm; if you divide by 60, you get 88.5rps. Knowing that number makes calculations with CIMs much quicker; how often do you measure mechanism/drivesystem speed in terms of something/minute? I would (probably) be willing to wager that it is much less often than measuring in something/second (ft/s, deg/s, m/s, etc). If you just remember 88.5 then you can skip dividing by sixty in your calculations, saving time. Especially useful if you're sitting in the middle of Psychology and you feel a need to run some drivetrain numbers and lack a calculator.... only a big nerd would need to do that though Yes, I know I should stop doing it, but it's so fun!
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Last edited by lukevanoort : 07-01-2008 at 14:56.
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