How Does A Carousel Work?

How Does A Carousel Work?

Carousel, also called merry go round, is a kind of amusement equipment which imitates the racecourse activities. commonly, it has a big turntable, and many vivid horses on it. These horses are in different size and gestures suitable for different groups of people to play. How does a carousel work? When it starts, the turntable will rotate around the central axis. And at the same time, each horse will go up and down alternately. So passengers sitting on it can get the feeling of riding horses. Accompanied by the beautiful music and colorful lights, it also attracts most kids to play on it.

Upper Drive Carousel VS Lower Drive Carousel, how do they work?

According to different location of the electric motor, carousel ride is classified into upper drive carousel and lower drive carousel. How do they work? Let’s see.

  • For the upper drive carousel horse, the motor is at the top. There is a major motor that controls the rotation of the turntable. And there are many other small motors, each of them controls the 2-3 horses to go up and down.

  • For the lower drive merry go round, the motor is at the bottom of the turntable. There is only one motor that controls the carousel ride rotation and the up and down movements at the same time.

Control Equipment & Maintenance Work of the Merry Go Round

Typically, a control cabinet is necessary for the merry go round carousel ride. There are several buttons on it which control the start, stop, music, lights, emergency stop and etc of the carousel equipment. So it is convenient for you to operate.

What’s more, if you want to make the carousel work normally for a long time, the maintenance work is important, too. As a professional entertainment equipment manufacturer — Dinis, we need to tell you that regular checking, lubrication, cleaning, and covering are necessary. If you maintain it well, you can use it for at least 8-10 years.

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In short, if you are interested in carousel amusement ride, or you want to buy it, you need to know its working principle. And in daily operation, you also need pay attention to the maintenance work. Welcome to contact us if you have any other questions.

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