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Which of the following statements describes the action of the unit shown in the illustration? See illustration MO-0125.

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Which of the following statements describes the action of the unit shown in the illustration? See illustration MO-0125.

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• Study how the control piston moves horizontally and how that motion is transferred through the lever arms to the camshaft segments. • Think about mechanical advantage: when levers are used, does the driven part usually move more, less, or the same distance as the input part? • Consider the purpose of this reversing unit on a slow-speed diesel: is it tied to propeller pitch, or to changing the timing and direction of the engine cams?

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• Compare the straight-line travel of the control piston with the rotational/limited movement of the camshaft blocks shown in the front and top views. How do their paths and distances differ? • Ask yourself whether the air requirements to move this piston would logically depend on engine speed, or only on control air pressure and piston area. • Look at what this unit is actually connected to: does the drawing show any mechanism for changing blade pitch, or only for shifting cam positions for ahead/astern running?

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• Verify from the sketch which element is the control piston and which parts are the camshaft levers/segments. • Check whether the geometry of the levers would make the piston stroke longer or shorter than the resulting movement at the camshafts. • Confirm from the illustration that this unit is associated with camshaft position for reversing, not with a controllable pitch propeller system.

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Question 1 of 20

Which of the following statements describes the action of the unit shown in the illustration? See illustration MO-0125.

The linearly measured movement of the camshaft is equal to the movement of the control piston.

The pneumatic forces required to operate the device are dependent upon the speed of the engine.

The horizontal movement of the control piston is transmitted by levers to the camshafts, with the control piston movement being greater than the camshaft movement.

The reversing unit is always used in conjunction with a controllable pitch propeller, permitting greater astern power.

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Question 1 / 205eccefa3bacbc34ba4d47d23

Question 1 of 205eccefa3bacbc34ba4d47d23

Which of the following statements describes the action of the unit shown in the illustration? See illustration MO-0125.

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Which of the following statements describes the action of the unit shown in the illustration? See illustration MO-0125.

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