Last Updated on 14 December 2022
The working of the popularity counter
To the strip guide of the small slide:
It is in the original a nylon band, which is fixed at one end is knotted on the small sledge. Then the belt runs to the right, “above” via one of the brass rollers; from there once completely around the large silver wheel on the mechanical center axle and from there back to the second brass roller and via a small mainspring back to the carriage.
The nylon strap is taken along on the large silver crown wheel via a small hole in the outer edge of the crown wheel, through which the Nylon cord is pulled, and where it is pulled with a small washer is knotted and thus secured against slipping.
The position “carriage” and “knotting point” of the nylon cord on the Crown wheel must, if no longer by the original constellation are determined experimentally.
It is best to place the sledge in the middle of the running track and pull the nylon cord (guided over the two brass rollers) half a Winding around the crown wheel (knotting hole of the crown wheel should of course in position “12 o’clock”). Then knot and secure there.
After that, the sledge should run nicely to the right and left and unwind or unwind the nylon cord on the crown wheel.
Build in: How the Base plate is mounted, you can see on the box. The big crown wheel should be plugged in together with the bracket and left loose become. The Bowden cable is hung at the top of the hole of the cam, which is replaced by the “black sheet with the recess” at the left end of the gripper shaft runs. The train is laid below the retaining plate of the Turntable. Holes with threads are already provided for this purpose.
Perlon rope (specialist dealer) with 1 mm diameter can be used for the rope become. This is hung with a loop on the left side of the car, runs then around the pulley on the left and then 2 times !!! around the big crown wheel, then right pulley and by means of spring to the right side of the Car.
Adjustment: After assembly, select plate 1 and mechanics before the Stop lifting the plate using a mechanical switch. Then the cart at the counter with the rear hook that is supposed to push the counting wheel, aligned to counter wheel 1 by turning the crown wheel. Now crown wheel tighten in the groove with the two square screws. The mechanics Continue running and observe whether the counter wheel 1 is pushed. Then check for plate 120 counters. Readjust if necessary.
The axle with the wheels must be very light to work well run, therefore clean well. Each counter wheel should move individually without pulling the neighbouring wheel.
By the way, the counter (game counter) is used when the plate is placed completely pulled through – to the correct length adjustment of the Bowden cables!
