Talk:Trip valve gear

A diagram would be useful

Nice to have a picture, but it's a tad tricky to work out 'what's what'! -- EdJogg (talk) 13:08, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My current efforts are largely book scans over at Commons. I'll see what I can find. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:51, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's on my 'list' for an SVG diagram, sometime. Globbet (talk) 16:24, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, guys. There's no particular hurry, of course, but I like to make a note of these things as they occur to me....
EdJogg (talk) 21:13, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Most usefully from my perspective would be explaining how exactly a "spring acting against a dashpot" (the latter being essentially a kind of shock absorber or fluid damper...) creates motion rapid and sharp enough to be considered as "snapping"... 209.93.141.17 (talk) 22:07, 15 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Advantages and Disadvantages of Trip Valve Gears

Trip valve gears have many advantages and disadvantages when being used. It is important for a person to understand the potential effects a trip valve gear will have on their design. Zahelton1 (talk) 04:54, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]