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Mechanical Anemometer
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__4/26/15 - Uploaded c_cup.stl and qtr_weight.stl. This is a larger cup with a shorter arm to provide more RPMs in lighter winds, plus a governor weight that accepts US quarter coins to compensate for the greater weight of the larger cups.__
An exercise to see whether the notion of a purely mechanical anemometer was feasible, and as an amusing Christmas gift for my uncle, a retired NOAA meteorologist.
It does work, though the windspeed indications on the scale are a complete and total SWAG!
An exercise to see whether the notion of a purely mechanical anemometer was feasible, and as an amusing Christmas gift for my uncle, a retired NOAA meteorologist.
It does work, though the windspeed indications on the scale are a complete and total SWAG!
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