I think you are referring to what I wrote about brakes. I was
responding to someone that said that the brakes had to be diagonally spilt,
which they do not. I still stand behind the fact the dual circuit braking
system should either front/rear. left rear/right front, or right rear/left
front. The goal is to get the car to sop in a straight line if one circuit
fails. Having the brakes split side to side certainly would never do this.
Think about it, if you only have brakes on the right side, don't you think
that might be the way the car will wind up going. Beyond that, it would
require 4 times as much hardware to adjust front to rear braking bias if
your brakes were split side to side.
Mark Hagedorn
Western Washington University
Vehicle Research Institute
Program Assistant
360-650-3045
mark_hagedorn@hotmail.com
http://vri.etec.wwu.edu/minibaja/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: <susantoa@pdx.edu>
To: "John G." <jjjsix6@hotmail.com>
Cc: <mini-baja@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:25 AM
Subject: Re: brakes and helmets
> None of the rules explicitely say "diagonal split" But when the rules say
> "
> Mini Baja vehicles must be capable of braking in a straight line with at
> least
> two wheels locked." That means it could be two in the front, two in the
> rear,
> two on the left, two on the right or one each on the front/rear (thus
> diagonal).
>
> I've never interpreted it as diagonal, but someone emailed the list
> earlier:
> " I would like to add to this discussion by noting that the brake
> system
> has to be split either front/rear or diagonally. Any other way will not
> get
> you through Tech. I am not sure if this is written rule, but its kind of
> a
> common sense thing.
> "
>
> I'm guessing that while no sane Mini Baja designer would design their
> brake
> split to be diagonal, to get through tech when you have to have two tires
> locking, it could be split diagonally. In any case, I don't think any of
> us
> are saying a diagonal split is the way to go. :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andre S
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