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the article says it has six main springs, four of which are dedicated to the LEDs. when you wind the watch, the mechanical energy is transferred to these sprin
by inhumantsar 2y ago
the article says it has six main springs, four of which are dedicated to the LEDs.
when you wind the watch, the mechanical energy is transferred to these springs.
pushing the illumination button allows the springs to release their tension into the generator, which powers the LEDs.
- astennumero 2y agoYeah. That I understand. What I would like to know is what this generator looks like. How does it work? How can springs power a generator? I would like to understand how they made a generator that small.
- pulvinar 2y agoI'm also curious. I'd bet that they use a smaller version of a pancake generator like [0]. And power it through a gear train from four mainsprings as it says in TFA. [0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030626192030194X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03062...