What does the moi feel like?

[Richard Brekne]

Exactly.... we need a basic reference table that puts Stanwood
quantities into a useable perspective of inertia moments for various
combinations.... also... X amount of SW against R Ratio for Z amount of
Front Weight yields a basic relative total MOI of some amount on a scale
of for example 1 to 20. Point is,,, we dont really need exacting numbers
to describe the amounts of MOI in an action... we really need something
more on the lines of <<light, medium light, medium, medium heavy,
heavy>>. This could be integrated fairly easily into Stanwoods existing
system

Doing so would allow for Techs to build into an action rebuild various
amounts of <<inertial heavyness>> for differeing amounts of static
balance, Strike Weight levels, and Ratios.

All this done... it wouldnt be tooooo much of a stretch to find a method
for bringing action compliance into this figure, in the same general
sense.

RicB


> "Don A. Gilmore" wrote:
> 
> ........Adding
> lead weights to the keys and/or moving them will change its moment of
> inertia.
> 
> Will it change very much?  Will you be able to detect the difference?
> 
> Well, that's why we have engineering units for m.o.i. (slug-ft^2, or
> kg-m^2) and a way to calculate it...otherwise we'd be shooting in the
> dark.  And if we know the moment of inertia before and after we
> add/move the leads, we can calculate a percent change to get a
> relative sense of what's going on.  That way we don't have to have a
> "feel" for how much a killogram-meter-squared is.
> 
> So, for example, if we calculate the m.o.i. with no weights and then
> calculate it again after we've added weights and the difference is a
> 20% increase, we can say that the mechanism is now 20% more sluggish,
> which would be much more noticable than if it were 0.01% more
> sluggish.  Obviously, putting a quarter in the fat kid's pocket is
> less "noticable" than putting a bowling ball in his lap.
>