Talk:Grasshopper escapement
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It seems unlikely that it could be friction free. Is this correct?
- Of course not (and it doesn't say that anymore). There's still a smidgen of friction in the pallet pivot(s) and energy loss in lifting the pallets.
- I thought he invented it for a wooden-movement tower clock? Kwantus 20:10, 2005 Feb 15 (UTC)
[edit] Removal of animation
I removed the animation of the grasshopper escapement because :
It does not show the escapement as designed by Harrison.
It does not show the correct action of the composers.
Peter R Hastings (talk) 11:14, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
