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Originally Posted by s_forbes
Quick math suggests about 4-5 newtons of force just to cancel out weight of polycarb plate.
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You don't have to lift the entire bottom plate. You just need to tip one side of it up in order for the switch to make contact. A naive analysis says it would take between 1/2 and 3/4 the weight of the plate to trip a switch, or -- hey, lookie here -- about 2-4 newtons.