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ebg13
7y ago
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That's because they all crank so easily. Surely if they used gears and required more force to convert from few rotations to many it would be better?
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tomcam
7y ago
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I think it would add unacceptable weight. And the mechanical stress would probably cause a redesign of the whole product. You don’t want the screen to crack the first time your 8 year-old gets a little enthusiastic about winding it.
Aeolun
7y ago
I don’t know. It already looks pretty robust.
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