Thread: pic: 1584, lifter 6
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Unread 26-01-2007, 19:22
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Re: pic: 1584, lifter 6
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Originally Posted by pirates View Post
there will be one lift on each side, we can lift 2 or just 1.
How can you lift just one? It is purely a cantilever right? So, you've got ~120 pounds hanging out on one side of your robot. Your robot weighs ~120 lbs. What keeps it from falling over, if you don't have another ~120 lbs on the other side?
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