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- From: fasano@venus.iucf.indiana.edu (Matthew John Fasano)
- Subject: Re: defn. "slip ring"
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- References: <1992Sep13.064605.18798@rti.rti.org> <.59@ccs.carleton.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 22:36:33 GMT
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- In article <.59@ccs.carleton.ca>, @ccs.carleton.ca writes...
- >In article <1992Sep13.064605.18798@rti.rti.org> jb@rti.rti.org writes:
- >
- >>"slip ring [ELEC] A conductive rotating ring which, in combination with
- >>a stationary brush, provides a continuous electrical connection between
- >>rotating and stationary conductors; used in electric rotating
- >>machinery, synchros, gyroscopes, and scanning radar antennas."
- >
- >> - McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
- >
- >If that's the case, would the following work ...
- >
- >Using printed circit boards, as described elsewhere, etch the a series
- >of circles on the boards. Use small ball bearings as brushes and the
- >circles as bearing races. Not only would you have a slip ring but also
- >a fairly good load bearing joint ( at least for light duty applications)
- I tryed this and it didn't work for me. I think it was because I needed
- a spring maintain contact. I think the berings don't provide much surface
- contact either.
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