[CW] Regarding the slowing down of bugs......

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via CW]

Don't worry, Number 1.  I did the same thing, and the crazy part is that I
tgought it really was that way!

73

DR
 On Dec 21, 2014 7:41 PM, "Steve WD8DAS via CW" <cw at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

>
> Thanks for the insights regarding bugs and pendulums and vibrating arms.
> I was imagining that the forces of the arm and contact springs were taking
> the place of gravity in this horizontal situation, but that the idea of the
> pendulum still applied.  The bug I modified as a kid had a scale stamped
> into the bar showing the speed for various positions of the weight, and it
> was marked slower the farther the weight as positioned out from the pivot,
> thus my assumption that it was indeed like a pendulum and it wanted a
> longer level arm to go slower.  And when I extended the arm it indeed went
> slower.
>
> Adding weight did slow it, but a lot of weight was required to only reduce
> speed a little bit, thus my conclusion that the dominant factor was length
> rather than mass.  I also noted a lengthening of the dits with added
> weight, which was reinforced in my mind when I saw the idea of "weight"
> adjustments on electronic keyers.  Apparently I built a whole system of
> fake-physics in my head to explain my observations.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>  Steve WD8DAS
>
> sbjohnston at aol.com
> http://www.wd8das.net/
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