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The Globus is driven by solenoids. We "overclocked" the Globus and ran it at 10 hertz instead of 1 hertz because its motion is too slow to see otherwise: 90 minutes for an orbit and 24 hours for the Earth to rotate. Here's a clip showing the Globus running at its correct speed.
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 @kenshirriff I love this stuff, so quirky and simple yet it was good enough to get people safely back from orbit. @kenshirriff thanks for sharing these details. Iβve been fascinated by the Globus since seeing a reference & a few images years ago. @kenshirriff Pair that with the clock clicking away and that capsule had to be incredibly noisy. @kenshirriff Thanks and interesting! I'm thinking fire hazard and risk to other instrumentation. Given the electric gear drive mechanism it must have been carefully constructed to avoid overheating and carefully wired to avoid short circuit and ground faults. As far as you know, were there other similarly complex clockwork mechanisms running alongside? |
For more about the internals of the Globus, see my blog post:
https://www.righto.com/2023/01/inside-globus-ink-mechanical-navigation.html