On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:33:39 -0700, you wrote:
>ObVector: I want to shower Roy (Chumblespuzz) with thanks for his Tempest
>rebuild kit. If you haven't bought one yet, DO IT(!), unless you are one of
>those deviants who likes a noisy, hard to turn spinner ;) I installed mine
>this morning, and it makes an incredible difference.
I saw that kit, and it looks very cool. Had I not already
re-engineered my spinners I'd buy those inserts.
FWIW: I found some old servo motors in surplus, with a very long 1/4
inch shafts. The servos used precision bearing on both sides of the
motor. By taking them apart I could easily remove the encoder from
one end, then using a heat gun I removed the motor windings. Then
using a hammer I smashed up the magnets on the motor shaft. I then
put the whole thing back together. The motors fit perfectly over the
plate on the bottom of the spinner's bracket so the whole thing could
be installed without making any changes to the spinner itself. So now
I have a Tempest spinner that spins on precision servo bearings.
The cabaret Tempest sits just outside my office (doesn't everyone's
employers allow them to bring their games into work? ;^). I just
gave the knob a spin and it spins for one minute and 10 seconds before
coming to a halt, it's nearly silent while it spins. Way cool!
-Zonn
Received on Mon Oct 4 18:12:25 1999
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