Technical Details
Weight
The assembled unit as depicted weighs 84kg. The wheel weighs 35kg, the two 12mm thick, plasma-cut, bell-shaped weight-plates each weigh 17kg, and the frame weighs 15kg.
Size
The assembled simulator unit as shown is 1000mm (39.5") long and 305mm (12") wide. The overall height if the simulator is 1070mm (42").
The frame without the wheel stands 533mm (21") high. It can be easily dismantled into two side frames, two end pieces and a pulley block.
The wheel is 915mm (36") diameter and should easily pass up any tower spiral staircase. When transporting the simulator in a hatchback car, one common method is to separate the wheel and frame and then lie the wheel on top of the frame using an old blanket to protect the painted surface.
The split-wheel variant has an almost imperceptible joint-line along the edge of the horizontal spoke and the upper and lower halves dovetail smoothly together. Six discreet through-bolts hold the two pieces securely together. The lower section is the larger, but will still pass through a loft hatch which has just 585mm (23") diagonal measurement. Even smaller is possible if required.
The wheel shown in the image below is a split-wheel model.
Installation
The simulator generates very modest forces during use and mounting it across two joists or roof trusses has been found to be quite adequate.
A typical mounting height would be about 8ft above the floor, but up to 15ft is possible with the high-quality rope supplied.
Computer Requirements
The simulator is fully ready for plugging straight into any PC or laptop running ABEL or BELTOWER and comes complete with a strike point sensor, 5 metres of cable and a 9-pin serial port connector. A serial/USB adaptor works fine for computers not equipped with a 9-pin serial port.
Saxilby Simulators support the Ringing Foundation