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kraigandrews
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Homework Statement
Consider a small cuckoo clock in which the length of the pendulum is L, suspending a mass m with a period of oscillation T. The clock is powered by a falling weight (mass = M) which falls 2 m between the daily windings. The amplitude of the swing is 0.2 radians.
(A) Determine the quality factor Q of the clock.
Data: m = 54 g; T = 1.0 s; M = 949 g.
(B) How many days would the clock run if it were powered by a 1.5 volt battery with charge capacity equal to 1800 mAh
Homework Equations
T=2pi(L/g)1/2
The Attempt at a Solution
E0=(m+M)gL(1-cos[itex]\Theta[/itex])
I am unsure of how to find the amount of energy loss per cycle.
Or if the masses in the Energy equation are correct