I have seen the spring arrangement once before. I might guess that the idea comes from your part of the world.... The team involved appears to be on a mission to prove its superiority, but I don't think they have succeeded yet. Meanwhile it plays havoc with damper reliability, as you suggested.marcush. wrote:btw this is a RedBull gearbox RB2 ?
I can guarantee it was not my idea.. though my words give away that I have at least limited experience with itDaveW wrote:I have seen the spring arrangement once before. I might guess that the idea comes from your part of the world.... The team involved appears to be on a mission to prove its superiority, but I don't think they have succeeded yet. Meanwhile it plays havoc with damper reliability, as you suggested.marcush. wrote:btw this is a RedBull gearbox RB2 ?
Indeed so. Thanks for the added detail.DaveW wrote:For the record, belleville washers. Compliance depends on how many & how they are stacked. Rising rate, "free" friction but tend to creep.Just_a_fan wrote:Something like that has been used previously - a stack of, effectively, dished washers used as a very stiff bump stop that also worked as a third spring. Not as ultimately compliant as a coil spring though.
