Re: [GZG] Subject: Re: What are the pitfalls of standardised forces?

>Your PSB could allow for some sort of contra-magnetic bearing system 
>where the large bearing is a magnetic field instead of a mechanical 
>bearing. I get your point though, and there is always going to be 
>something to replace. If not a bearing, then a magnetic coupler for 
>the mag bearings.
>
>There is always going to be some component to break.

...and it'll always be the one component your engineering stores has 
just used the last one of....  ;-)

Jon (GZG)

>
>-Eli
>
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
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>>  At 5:03 PM +0100 7/14/08, Adrian1 wrote:
>>  >I know little if anything about mechanics but aren't
hovercraft/GEVs
>>  >less complicated than wheeled tracked vehicles. WIth no need to
>>  >replace wheels/tracks or broken suspension, etc.
>>
>>  Bearings are bearings. It's FAR easier to swap out a road wheel 
>>and bearing than
>>  say a high speed bearing. Presumably GRAV uses some high energy 
>>components that
>>  don't wear, but they'll still have an MBTF of some non infinite 
>>number. Ever see
>>  a high voltage transformer that failed NOT do so spectacularly? 8-o
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