On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:16:38 -0800,
wrote:

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:09:20 -0600, John Fields wrote:

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:57 -0800,
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:39:21 -0600, John Fields
wrote:

Foolish me, i seem to remember that moving needle meters at 10 uA full
scale and below are normally taut band movements. It eliminates
friction issues. Be interesting if it is true.

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Your point being???

JF

D'Arsonval movements are jewel pivot bearings. Friction and stiction.

They are just actually defined by the moving coil, the actual
suspension can be jewel bearings, or taut band.

Peter