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  1. DynoGuy78

    Rotating or static torque sensor

    There are several good torque flange makers out there. Some use radio frequency to communicate torque information from the rotating world to the stationary world. Others use rotating LED's to that 'shine' on a stationary receiver. And there are others that use rotary transformers (but these have...
  2. DynoGuy78

    drive_shaft_issues

    Mike, I've never heard that before. Always thought as long as the angles are equal, the twice-per-rev torque disturbance is canceled. Is the 'quartering' you mention illustrated by Greek letter phi in Figure 14 on this link...
  3. DynoGuy78

    drive_shaft_issues

    Many times slip yokes lock axially when torque is applied to the shaft. They are not dynamic adjustment devices under load and will transmit axial forces from one device to the other. You also cannot get angled operation for 'free'...the consequence of angle is a restoring force acting on the...
  4. DynoGuy78

    Hirth Coupling

    Another site is Voith Turbo where they list their standard rings. www.voithturbo.com Choose "Products & Applications" - "Industry" - "Hirth Serrations" then look around. There are also PDF documents by selecting "Current" - "Orders/Downloads" - "Publications" then sort by "Universal joint...

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