#robotics Logs

Feb 01 2022

05:53 AM Urawa- is now known as Urawa
09:50 PM goppo: anyone know how an electric winch mast like this works? i presume it's not spring-loaded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMoOmwR2F5E
09:50 PM goppo: how does unwinding the rope allow the mast to extend upwards?
10:06 PM Tom_L: it doesn't
10:06 PM Tom_L: pay attention to the video.
10:06 PM Tom_L: there is more coil on the winch when it is up
10:24 PM goppo: Tom_L you're right
10:36 PM goppo: but still, how do the pipes extend upward by winding the cable?
10:36 PM goppo: i see a pulley on the bottom
10:40 PM Tom_L: smoke and mirrors
10:40 PM Tom_L: it's a cable pulley system
10:41 PM Tom_L: you can figure it out