Thread: Team Update #18
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Re: Team Update #18

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
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.
You're a little late to the party. That point has already been made.


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