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Old 7th Dec 2017, 4:20 pm   #10
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Default Re: Using a gromet as a gear !

Brilliant!

The BBC Audio Test Set EP14/1 in all variants has a similar arrangement for the frequency set control. A (flywheel-equipped) spindle has a rubber grommet that presses against the surface of an aluminium disc connected to the Wien Bridge oscillator's air-spaced capacitor. It serves as a 'mitre box' * and reduction gear combined.

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* (any bus enthusiasts out there will know this is a 'Bristol VRT transmission' term )
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