Talk:Linkage (mechanical)

message: Grueblers equation - there is inconsistency between labels used on the diagram (there is a "j") and that in the equation (there is an "f"). Not being an engineer I do NOT know which is the standard terminology so for now I won't try to correct it, but could somebody please give it a go?  --VivaEmilyDavies 17:24, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, the image is now fixed to match the formula. Note: it's a simplified version of the formula, I thought this was best for the article. -- Duk 17:57, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! If this is a simplified version of Gruebler's Equation, then I think that the formula should have an article of its own right. --VivaEmilyDavies 18:16, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Gruebler's equation

message: the link: MIT Open Course ware, Matlab code for four bar linkages no longer goes any where.... cheers and thaks  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.219.149.221 (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
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message: I have modified the introduction moved the figures around and added the scissor lift picture and the animation of Watt's linkage.  I removed the flyball governor, because even though it is a linkage it is more important to control theory and mechanical systems.  I hope these changes are acceptable Prof McCarthy (talk) 04:40, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modifications to Linkage article 

message: I would like to rewrite the section on history.  It is currently written with general statements that I believe I can make more precise.  You can see an editorial that I have written on the topic at the link  JMR Editorial.  Prof McCarthy (talk) 06:16, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Your recent additions have generally improved the quality of this article.  Keep up the good work! Reify-tech (talk) 06:30, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

text: I think that the 2 original sentences you removed at the end of the "History" section were relevant to the history of linkages,  their historical use, and recent changes in their application.  Perhaps they could be reworded better?  By the way, as a minor note, I think the Wikipedia citation  templates add a superfluous space at the end of each cite.  This causes the footnote flags to look like this: "blah blah blah. [23] [24] [25]".  The extra spaces can easily be removed manually, once one realizes where they are coming from. Also note, "Where footnotes (ref tags) are adjacent to most punctuation,[4] such as a comma or period, place them after the punctuation, with no intervening space" (MOS:PAIC).  I would clean these up, but I don't want to cause an "edit collision" with your work (Wikipedia currently does not implement advisory or mandatory lockout of simultaneous editing).  Last but not least, at the head of the "History" section, is there a distinction between "Achimedes" and "Archimedes", or is it a typo error?  Anyway, the article looks better by the day, so press onwards! Reify-tech (talk) 14:37, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

text: Also note that the Wikipedia Manual of Style recommends "logical punctuation" (British, rather than traditional American style) in the placement of quotation marks (MOS:LQ).  In addition, the MOS recommends using italics for titles of books and other major works, and also titles of periodical publications (MOS:TITLE).  These are relatively minor points, but I wanted you to know them, since you're editing a lot of new material.  Reify-tech (talk) 15:07, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section on History 

message: It says to clarify on the bicycle linkage efficiency: if its moving in a tight arc, on compression/expansion it will create motion on the forward-backward axis in the bike components, which will needlessly move weights in/on the bicycle to/from each other, wasting energy. Having the larger arc reduces this displacement. It is kind of similar to the left-right motion concern with the panhard rod, but because that is forcing a left-right motion there is no additional difficulty going uphill with it. This is my deduction, I have no reference as this site requires.Charlieb000 (talk) 05:45, 11 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  bicycle linkage 

message: : right: M = 6(N − 1)
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: wrong: M=6(N-1)
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: wrong: M=6(N-1)
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In this context,
* One italicizes variables but not digits and not parentheses or other punctuation and not things like cos, max, det, ln, etc.
* A minus sign is not a stubby little hyphen.
* Proper spacing is used.
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This is all in WP:MOSMATH. 2601:445:437F:FE66:21B9:9BD:356B:3C15 (talk) 17:26, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
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