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link to Official Black Widow Point of View Video

Official Black Widow Point of View Video

No roller coaster is complete without a POV video. The Black Widow is no exception. [aweber listid=6351119 formid=59506199 formtype=webform] https://youtu.be/o0k4BMdUSUI

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link to Black Widow Backyard Coaster Fails

Black Widow Backyard Coaster Fails

So not everything always goes to plan. This video is evidence of that. [aweber listid=6351119 formid=59506199 formtype=webform] https://youtu.be/u3LM6VMBBRk

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link to Its Alive! – This Linear Synchronous Motor Actually Works

Its Alive! – This Linear Synchronous Motor Actually Works

We've finally got our Linear Synchronous Motor working with 2 phases on our test bench. It has been a long time coming! Now that it is working, we need to answer the question, should we continue? All...

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link to Best Method for Calculating the Electromagnetic Force for a LSM

Best Method for Calculating the Electromagnetic Force for a LSM

Math….you either love it or you don't. Well I do, so I'm not ashamed to share it with the world. But videos like this make me nervous. There is some fuzzy math in here that I'm not necessarily...

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link to Easily Controlling High Current on Our Linear Synchronous Motors

Easily Controlling High Current on Our Linear Synchronous Motors

As we continue our journey to design a Linear Synchronous Motors, we realize that a lot of current is needed for this to function. Controlling the electromagnets with a sine wave AND using digital...

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link to Video-How to Easily Create Sine Waves for Linear Synchronous Motors

Video-How to Easily Create Sine Waves for Linear Synchronous Motors

There is some math involved in determining the drive frequency for your LSM, but I have simplified it for you in this video. The end formulas are simple. We'll guide you through the math and one...

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