Recent content by Jonathan_Concept

Thanks both for your input. JBL, I hadn't considered how the position of the pivot would change the force felt by the arm even though the spring was under the same tension, this is clear now. Nidum, I think I may follow your suggestion on this one. I think that if I use lower rate springs with...

Hi, thanks for the response. I understand your point about the spring attachment position on the disc not giving maximum leverage when the target is down as it is shown, this is just an inaccuracy on the diagram, this is not the case with the actual mechanism. I have mocked up some prototypes...

Hi, I'm Jonathan. I'm an electrical engineer who's joined the forum to ask a mechanical engineering question that I'm struggling with regarding spring tension/adjustments. I've posted in the mechanical engineering section. Thanks to all the posting members here, this looks like a really helpful...

Hi all, I'm an electrical engineer and I'm part way through the design of a little project and I'm struggling with a mechanical element which I'm hoping someone may be able to assist with. I'm going to keep the finer details out of this to keep things simple and just focus on the issue. This...