Final Product


After designing the system, the parts were machined and assembled. The pictures below show the final assembled system.

Group working and assembling.

Group machining paddle Rey & Philip machining base plate Philip measuring Plexiglas cover Grant making . . . it look like he's busy Rey tuning ratchet device
Rey working on the 'mass production' of the base plate Grant assembling parts (with extra eye protection)

Design parts and assemblies.

Before assembly Entire assembly with cover attached and positive/negative terminals installed Assembly (minus cover)
Stopper pins and electromagnets Plexiglas cover Pawl (left), paddle (right), quarter (hmm . . .) Pawl, ratchet wheel, and paddle Pawl and paddle mounted on shafts, ratchet wheel, clip for ratchet shaft

 

Click on the picture to the right to see a short video showing the motion of the paddle and ratchet wheel.

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