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Re: Balancing an Arm

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Originally Posted by gabrielau23 View Post
Thanks for posting this here, Brandon! Our team had the same problem in 2011. Arm was pretty bad and required really heavy springs to balance, which just killed our weight budget.
So from what I've picked up so far, you can either use a super-powerful motor or use surgical tubing to balance said arm, correct? If using surgical tubing, would the tubing be attached to the arm both below and above the arm?
This is the most common way to attach surgical tubing.

Hope this answers your question.
Regards, Bryan
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