[TheForge] [OT] Re: Variable-speed motor & controller

[James Binnion]

On Jul 22, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Mike Spencer wrote:

> While I'm here with OT: the heap of junk also included what appears to
> be an electric brake -- 10" cast-iron wheel on bearings faced with a  
> copper
> disk (sort of like a clutch-plate lining) and two electric coils.  I
> don't think it would go on a power hammer but I might be able to put
> it on the 24" bandsaw somehow.

That is the variable load, used to adjust the difficulty of the workout

James Binnion
jbin at well.com