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Old 01-09-2016, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by billdelong
how can you quantify this statement?

Pretty interesting book here worth referencing:
https://books.google.com/books?id=uQ...pg=PA9&lpg=PA9
Removing 1 gram of weight from the outside of the slipper plates (15mm from the center of the hub) will have over 100x the effect of removing 2 grams from the drive shafts (1mm from the center of rotation).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_of_inertia
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