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Date:         Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:54:25 -0700
Reply-To:     daveb@CP.NET
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From:         Dave Bayer <daveb@CP.NET>
Subject:      Re: How  VC's work
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Derek Drew wrote:

> >if temperature plays any significant role in the viscous coupling locking > >up, it seems that we should see VCs in hot climates having a greater rate of > >failure. Does anyone have any evidence to support this?

Or, that the VC woud be stiffer in the summer than in the winter as excess heat would not be able to be dumped into the surrounding environment as quickly.

dave


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