Weight driven pendulum & torque?

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Need some help understanding if torque changes.

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Does lengthening the pendulum affect the torque on the other gears (purple, green, and plum)?
In other words is torque inversely proportional to speed still applicable here?

thanks
 
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Hi, are you using a over run clutch on the pendulum?