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As you can see Lotus E30 has also copper color driveshaft
I believe is from the same manufacturer .
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With the bulge, and a wire, one would have to assume a sensor. But again for what purpose and will it run in Melbourne?Owen.C93 wrote:They ran it pretty much non stop during testing and a wire exits it up the rear wing endplate to the wing. That's all I know.
I haven't.........xpensive wrote:Grid & PhillipM, thanks guys, I learned something today.
Francesc wrote:
Well you wouldn't unless it was spoon fed piece by piece, would you Brian?hardingfv32 wrote:I haven't.........xpensive wrote:Grid & PhillipM, thanks guys, I learned something today.
Brian
Another possible candidate material would be 17-4PH. I've got some beautiful heat treated parts at work that have almost exactly that colour - I'd have thought that again, it's a material that would be reasonably suitable for driveshaft purposes.Gridlock wrote:Yup, have seen loads, some in person!
I have some knowledge of maraging steel. It has very few uses.
source?hardingfv32 wrote:This is not a color from heat treatment or nitrating. This is a PVD coating which of coarse does include forms on nitrites.ringo wrote:The drive shaft probably has a surface treatment that promotes long fatigue life.
It could be a heat treatment or some nitrite coating.
Brian
TiCN sounds about right color-wise, TiN is more recognizable with its goldish color, but why do you want this anti-wear ceramic on a driveshaft?marekk wrote:driveshaft - it's TiCN (Titanium Carbo Nitrid), often found on quality drills and bits. Extremely hard and durable.
Why would you need low friction on a driveshaft? Surely the rolling contacts of the bearings are not on the shaft itself...hollowBallistix wrote:Maybe because it's an anti-friction coating, perfect for a driveshaft