Timeline for How does a pull down ceiling lamp work?
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| Feb 14, 2023 at 14:16 | vote | accept | iblue | ||
| Feb 14, 2023 at 9:38 | comment | added | Jonathan R Swift | The small red knob on the front could be a pre-tension adjustment, which is very common on small tool balancers, supporting the theory above | |
| Feb 14, 2023 at 9:35 | comment | added | Jonathan R Swift | I don't know if anecdotally anybody knows if you need to 'pull down to release ratchet before raising'. I can't tell from the photo... If not, it would be possible to use a 'tool balancer' for this effect - see fsindustries.com/more_info/er_series_torque_reel/images/… for a cross section through a larger one. The variable diameter on the pulley that the wire wraps around compensates for variation in the spring return force, so that it's truly 'weightless' at all positions. | |
| Feb 13, 2023 at 15:17 | history | answered | fred_dot_u | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
