Recent content by mechengineer18

DLT, Thank you. Do you have contact info for the tech support people in Santa Monica? Are you sure it is the OUT extension file? My system does not recognize that as a text file although it does for the LOG file and it lists the Nodes, Elements, DoF, and Results time. Weldments are much...

Thanks JT. I am getting the same error on another similarly sized test. I think we will need to upgrade quick. Mike

jte, I have 20 GB of hard drive allocated to this process. Mike

jte, Thanks for the reply. I had been using a solid, high quality mesh with the default mesh size. When I changed to Draft quality I did get results although on occasion Solidworks would shut down. I was not keeping track of the number of elements but since using draft settings I have been...

Excuse me, that was Insufficient Data in Results File. Mike

Does anyone out there know how to trouble shoot the error: Insufficient Data in File? I am trying to analyze a pull test fixture made up of a 12' x 4.5' base of I-beams and a thick plate with a shackle mount attached and braced with I-beams cut at 45 degree angles on either end. These add up to...

All, Thank you very much for the valuable insight. Mike

What is the typical hitch weight (percentage of trailer weight) placed on the king pin of a semi-trailer? I know gooseneck trailers use around 20% but it seems like semis must carry more based on how far rearward their axles are. Thanks for the help, Mike

Thanks geekEE. My head wasn't in the game.

So you are saying that at the midpoint the drill puts out 300 in.lbs of torque while the shaft is turning at 900 RPM? That seems high to me.

I am looking at a 28 volt Milwaukee Electric Tool drill: V28 1/2 in. Hammer-Drill #0724-20. The low speed setting is up to 600 RPM, the high speed setting goes to 1800. The manual lists low speed torque as 600 in.lbs. and the high speed at 300 in.lbs. I am trying to get an idea of how much...

Is there a way to find out the approximate torque of a cordless drill at a certain speed? All of the manufacturers I have found only list max torque and then speed ranges. Is the max torque when the unit is stalled? Thanks, Mike

sreid, That is what I thought but I figured I should ask a simple question on here rather than at work. Thank you, Mike

Matt, The speed reducer itself does not contain a braking system but one is required. Would this be a special motor or could a permanent magnet motor, for instance, be wired to be reversible? Thanks, Mike

I am working on an application that requires around 1/2 hp to act on a speed reducer which will output the torque we need to lift a heavy load slowly. We are considering using a hydraulic set up but it would be more compact and hopefully cheaper using a small electric motor. The only...