Steven Rightnar wrote:
>
> Hello All:
>      I am in a pinch. I need to find a complete RPM set-up for an
> experiment. I have a  bodine gear motor that drives a round table via a
> v-belt.I needed to know how fast it is rotating so I bought a bicycle
> odometer which I figured would tell me the speed in Miles per hour and I
> could do the conversion to RPM the problem is the table goes to slow and
> this cheap odometer wont register. My question... Does anyone know of a
> supplier of complete RPM systems that would work either on the shaft or at
> some radius on the round disk at 1 RPM. I have found plenty of parts/ways to
> build this but I just dont have the time. That you in advance for your help.
>
> Steven


Put a piece of white sticky tape on one side of the turntable, then
count revs against your stopwatch. You can do this up to about 3
revs/sec
with pretty good results. :o)
-Roman

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