How to find the moment of an arm

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How to find the moment of an arm

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21-10-2004, 14:51

Matthew_H

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How to find the moment of an arm

Our team is working on a 5 foot arm made out of PVC pipe in a scissor lift configuration. The motor needs to be mounted at the beginning of the 5 feet. We are trying to find out how much weight we need to place behind the arm to counter balance the 5 feet of PVC. The back end needs to be as short as possible. How do we find how much weight we need to mount to the back of the arm?

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