Editing Centrifugal governor (section)

==Uses==
[[File:Ellenroad Engine House - large steam engine governor - geograph.org.uk - 7349748.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The spring-loaded Whitehead governor, patented in 1895, was widely used on mill engines (as here at [[Ellenroad Ring Mill Engine|Ellenroad]]).]]
Centrifugal governors' widest use was on steam engines during the [[Steam power during the Industrial Revolution|Steam Age]] in the 19th century. They are also found on [[Stationary engine|stationary]] [[internal combustion engine]]s and variously fueled [[turbine]]s, and in some modern [[striking clock]]s.

Centrifugal governors are used in many modern [[Repeater (horology)|repeating watches]] to limit the speed of the [[Striking clock#Parts of mechanism|striking train]], so the repeater does not run too quickly.

Another kind of centrifugal governor consists of a pair of masses on a spindle inside a cylinder, the masses or the cylinder being coated with pads, somewhat like a [[centrifugal clutch]] or a [[drum brake]]. This is used in a spring-loaded [[record player]] and a spring-loaded [[telephone]] dial to limit the speed.