A #fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A #hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty until found effective. – Edward Teller
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) – Banned!
December 10, 2013We know an engine can perform much more efficiently if it doesn’t need to accelerate and decelerate while switching gears. This is the purpose of the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) and is the reason it was banned from Formula One racing in 1994. It’s operation is so smooth and effortless it was thought to take the sport out of that racing pastime.
However, CVT’s are still used in tractors, snowmobiles, motorcycles, go-karts, Formula 500 cars, and a host of other transportation vehicles and machines.
The uses for a CVT listed above can be easily examined and seen from the inside out using the ND11068 – Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Gearbox Cut-Away from NADA Scientific. It allows you to engage the CVT through an electromagnetic clutch, forward and reverse insertion lever, primary pulley, secondary pulley, roller belt, final reduction unit, and a hydraulic command unit. It’s mounted on a stand with wheels and is operated manually by hand crank to allow you to determine the speed and monitor safety.
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Give Thanks for Direct Current!
November 27, 2013It’s been just over 131 years since Thomas Edison’s Edison Electric Illuminating Company established the world’s first investor-owned electric utility station on Pearl Street in New York City. On September 4, 1882, the Edison Illuminating Company switched on power to 59 customers in lower Manhattan, providing them with 110 volts of direct current (DC)!
Whether you’re a member of Team Edison or Team Tesla, we think both would agree that the GENECON12 is a fascinating tool to communicate the basics of how direct current works.
While it won’t power homes in your neighborhood, it will provide 12 volts of hand powered direct current with changing polarity depending on the direction you turn it. The GENECON12 produces approximately 200mA of usable current and when connecting one GENECON to another or to a low power source, it will act as a motor. That’s only one of 22 experimental uses!
Click on either of the pictures to learn more about the GENECON12 as well as other products from NADA Scientific. Receive a complimentary Adventures with the GENECON Activities Book ($10 Value) with your purchase of 1 or more GENECONS.
Split Second
June 17, 2010It is sad how fast tragedy strikes, and how long it takes to heel.
As I watch the news, I am reminded daily reminder that the oil clean-up is going to take time.