taurus
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Nov 11, 2017 16:56:29 GMT
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I came across this at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow (great place to visit, I think it used to be called the Museum of Transport) I guess it was fitted inside the vehicle being tested and measured the braking force exerted on the paper graph. Anyone able to confirm or correct that assumption?  |
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Nov 11, 2017 21:37:20 GMT
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It looks a little like the British Pendulum Test apparatus used by engineers to measure the skid resistance of a road surface. That being the case your assumption may well be correct.
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Nov 14, 2017 20:46:39 GMT
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The olde-worlde MOT brake testers I've seen have a window to display the braking force. I'd guess the one you saw does a similar job but was never MOT related, best suggestion so far is from igor  |
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squonk
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Nov 17, 2017 20:36:04 GMT
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The olde-worlde MOT brake testers I've seen have a window to display the braking force. That would be a Tapley meter  Looks like the one the OP has posted a picture of is a variation of the brake tester, probably older than a Tapley meter though. Don't appear to be worth much!! www.bonhams.com/auctions/18219/lot/247/ |
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Last Edit: Nov 17, 2017 20:39:31 GMT by squonk
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Those things are still used here.
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