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Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest V1 #566

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Subject: Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest V1 #566
From: Anthony Rhodes <ARhodes@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 08:02:59 -0400
David, 
The machinist who does the lightening will be able to judge the best places to
remove the metal.  

In principle the further toward the edge you remove the metal the better.  The 
lightening is supposed
to lessen the inertia of the flywheel (i.e. takes less effort to spin it up to 
speed).  Rotational inertia is
a function of distance from the center of rotation

As an example grab a heavy  steel bar.  Hold it by one end and twist your wrist 
rotating the bar around its long axis.
Then grab it by the middle and twist it along its short axis.  See the 
difference?  The bar weighs the same, but
its inertia changes.

-Tony


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>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 17:08:48 -0700
From: David Brady <dmb993@earthlink.net>
Subject: [TR250] flywheel lightening

Folks,

I'd like to remove a bit of weight from my flywheel. The
competition preparation manual talks about removing
4lbs, but it doesn't describe exactly where to remove
the material. Can someone describe specifically where
the material can be removed.

TIA,
David Brady
68 Triumph TR250
97 Porsche 993
95 BMW R1100
90 Ford Mustang
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