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The way I understand the governor is that the two centrifugal masses are pulled close by the spring.
The picture in the book "Shop wisdom of Phil Dulcos"
you will notice each mass has a piston like part sliding in a grove with axis parallel to the spring axis.
The spring anchor points are a screw sunk in one mass and a screw sunk in the middle of the sliding piston.
How exactly is the spring tension transferred to the centrifugal mass to oppose the centrifugal force?
All I see is the masses unrestrained because the pistons are free to move inside the slots.
Can anyone that has built this engine explain?
Thanks
The picture in the book "Shop wisdom of Phil Dulcos"
you will notice each mass has a piston like part sliding in a grove with axis parallel to the spring axis.
The spring anchor points are a screw sunk in one mass and a screw sunk in the middle of the sliding piston.
How exactly is the spring tension transferred to the centrifugal mass to oppose the centrifugal force?
All I see is the masses unrestrained because the pistons are free to move inside the slots.
Can anyone that has built this engine explain?
Thanks