REFLECTOR:Balancer

[Brian Michalk]

I checked out the site, and it's not clear what hardware is offered.
Do you attach some sort of self contained accelerometer to the prop as it
spins?
How is the vibration data acquired?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of HYTEC45@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:13 AM
> To: reflector@tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Balancer
>
>
> In a message dated 6/9/03 5:26:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> robinream@earthlink.net writes:
>
> << Number one culprit.  --  The sun >>
> Tried it after sundown on a black prop with no luck.
>
> << Second:  --  Don't be stingy with the tape.>>
> Went as far as a two inch long piece of tape with no luck.
>
> <<You might have to play around with it a bit to get the photo
> sensor angled
> just the right way to pick up optimal reflection.>>
> Made a bracket for the sensor that can adjust to be perpendicular to the
> blade angle and tape and get a strong peanut light statically
> with no luck.
>
> <<The further out on the radius you have your reflective
> tape the faster it's going by the photo sensor>>
> The unit is advertized to be good to 8000rpm, I lost lock after 1300.
>
> << It does take some practice though.  I've spent plenty of time
> putting trial balance weights in the wrong place because I didn't follow
> directions to the letter,>>
> I wish I could get a balancing solution even once, to try putting
> weights on.
>
> I could be missing something though.
> Thanks,
> TEC
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