Talk:Governor (device)

General Discussion
I feel that the article is written very casually. How can it be marked for fixing? Astrangequark (talk) 23:39, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Reason for governor
I'm skeptical that high performance cars (those that can go anywhere near 155 mph) have governors to limit pollution. The increased costs of pollution seem miniscule compared to the increased risk of collisions and multiple fatalities, especially when one considers how often any car, even in a wide-open country like the United States, can exceed 155 mph (and that these speeds would be most easily achievable in rural areas where air quality is not the issue that it is in congested cities). This needs a source. Ufwuct 21:35, 9 November 2006 (UTC)


 * There is currently no mention of pollution as a motivation for a speed governor; it must have been removed in the last two years. -- Dan Griscom (talk) 03:09, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Automobile "agreement"?
The section on "Automobiles" contains several references to an "agreement". A link at the bottom clarifies the "gentlemen's agreement", but if this is important information then it should be included in the body of the article, not just in an external document. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dtgriscom (talk • contribs) 03:08, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

(considerable content subsequently removed from this section - see this version for content prior to deletion PeterEastern (talk) 01:08, 27 April 2010 (UTC))

117.18.229.20 (talk) 19:30, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Split vehicle top speed content into a new 'Speed limiter' article?
It would seem appropriate for this article to deal with the mechanism and origin of the governor itself and leave the application of the device in order to limit vehicle top speeds to another article. I propose to do this and create a new Speed limiter article for the purpose and split out the relevant content. Any thoughts? PeterEastern (talk) 16:42, 25 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I have now removed the relevant content to create the separate Speed limiter article. PeterEastern (talk) 01:11, 27 April 2010 (UTC)


 * The main definition probably needs work now, since "Governor" and "Speed Limiter" aren't exactly the same thing. Speed limiters are a certain application for governors. I assume that it's a common shorthand in some places. Mackerm (talk) 08:39, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Frequency governor
I'm removing this from the article:
 * In computing, for example the Linux kernel has a number of CPU frequency governors, which are a sort of policies that set the CPU frequency based on the selected governor and usage patterns. For example, when the "performance" governor is active, the CPU frequency will be set to its maximum value, the "powersave" governor sets the CPU to its lowest frequency, the "ondemand" governor sets the CPU frequency depending on the current usage, etc.

I don't think it has anything else to do with the topic of this, except for the name. It might be INSPIRED by mechanical governors, but that's all. If someone knows better about how to integrate this into the article, or perhaps to move it to another one, go ahead...

Arny (talk) 12:48, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Missing illo
Where the text says "the Gibbs’ governor, shown adjacent" there is no adjacent illustration. Bn (talk) 13:19, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

can i get details of types of governers and details about it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.220.8.74 (talk) 11:00, 11 October 2016 (UTC)