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2. Centrifugal clutch - Wikipedia

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   A chainsaw's clutch. The chain wraps around a sprocket behind the clutch that turns with the outer drum. The input of the clutch is connected to the engine crankshaft while the output may drive a shaft, chain, or belt. As engine revolutions per minute increase, weighted arms in the clutch swing outward and force the clutch to engage. The most ...

3. Centrifugal force - Wikipedia

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   Centrifugal force is a fictitious force in Newtonian mechanics ... A centrifugal clutch is used in small engine-powered devices such as chain saws, go-karts and model ...

4. Saxomat - Wikipedia

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   The centrifugal clutch was engaged above a certain engine speed by centrifugal force acting on spinning weights inside the clutch, similar to a centrifugal governor. The servo clutch used an electric switch that supplied manifold vacuum via an actuator valve to a reservoir that disengaged the clutch. The clutch is disengaged automatically ...

5. Reactive centrifugal force - Wikipedia

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   The "reactive centrifugal force" discussed in this article is not the same thing as the centrifugal pseudoforce, which is usually what is meant by the term "centrifugal force". Reactive centrifugal force, being one-half of the reaction pair together with centripetal force, is a concept which applies in any reference frame. This distinguishes it ...

6. Clutch - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. Mechanical device that connects and disconnects two rotating shafts or other moving parts For other uses, see Clutch (disambiguation). Friction disk for a dry clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that allows an output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's ...

7. Chainsaw safety features - Wikipedia

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   Centrifugal clutch. The centrifugal clutch disengages the chain from the engine when the engine is only at idling speed, engaging the drive automatically when the throttle is squeezed and the engine is at full speed. The purpose of this clutch is to avoid having a moving chain when the saw is idling and temporarily not cutting.