Posted by WA-Hal on April 11, 2010 at 16:17:02 from (208.81.157.90):
In Reply to: Adaptable governer posted by Loren on April 10, 2010 at 18:41:14:
I have always wondered if a cruise control mechanism could be adapted to work as a governor. Depending on what your engine is from, maybe it, or the vehicle it came from might have some or most of the parts already. There also used to be add-on kits for cruise control, but I haven't seen one for a long time.
The cruise control systems I have tinkered with used a magnet on the drive shaft and a detector very close to the spinning shaft to give the signal to control the electric/vacuum control unit. I don't see why the magnet couldn't be mounted on the vibration dampener with epoxy and the detector rigged somehow to get the signal from there.
But I haven't tried it, so I cannot say how well it might work. I would definitely have a kill switch handy in case RPMs got too high. Good luck!
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