Wherever I said OD, substitute "ROLLING CIRCUMFERENCE". I forgot - it pays
to proofread BEFORE sending. Sorry.
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> From: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
> To: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
> Cc: spridgeteers <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Finally
> Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 11:29 PM
>
> Now I see the why Nisonger told me to roll it 52' 9"! I thought he was
> just a bit odd. For those of us who are "drive way challenged" or who
live
> on busy streets, based on Paul's method, for the 52' 9" part you could
> also:
>
> 1) calculate (or better yet, measure) OD of your wheel / tire in inches,
> 2) Roll the car one tire rev; measure how many cable revs per tire rev,
> 3) divide 633 (52' 9" expressed in inches) by the OD you measured, and
> 4) multiply that number by the number of cable revs measured in step 2
>
> Definitely less precise than Paul's method since you are estimating the
> number of cable revs and then introducing error by multiplying by 633/OD,
> plus you will keep your neighbors guessing with measuring and pushing the
> car in a straight line for 52 feet and all.
>
>
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