Thread: Gyro percession
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Old 05-08-2008, 04:58 AM
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Precession is also a by-product of friction. That's why older gyro's precess a greater amount per given unit of time. Dirt, weak vacuum, bearings getting old, etc... All adds up, but it is amazing if you think about it how well they do work.
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