Hi If you use the mechanical system (raise and lower the pivot point): Can you use the strain on the pivot to get the "location" information?
Bob On Jul 21, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Mike S wrote: > At 08:13 PM 7/21/2010, Morris Odell wrote... >> Has anyone here had any experience with such a system of have any >> suggestions regarding the sustaining system? This is an interesting and >> challenging project. > > Scientific American, back in June 1958, covered many details of Foucault > pendulums, from Charron pivots to drive systems. The article was later > reprinted in "The Amateur Scientist" book. It describes a magnetic drive > which applies force near the pivot and another which sits underneath the > pendulum. > > There's also a mechanical drive, as described near the bottom of this page: > http://science-design.com/pages/foucault_pendulum_background/ > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.