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Re: Bridge lowering force calculation

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
Chris, how accurate is this? I was under the impression that it only took about 16 pounds of force at the end to lower a competition bridge.
Yeah, but why would you design your mechanism to provide the exact amount of force required?

21 lbs is a ~50% margin of safety. Sounds reasonable to me.
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