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Friction Clamp/Brake Conundrum
I'm trying to calculate the amount of torque I need to put into my braking mechanism in order to hold up a weight. The weight is 18kg at the end of a 170mm arm. this should result in an approx. 30Nm ...
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Self Locking Brake Question
I've been staring at this problem for statics for quite a while now and I just don't understand it. The question states:
"The brake is to be designed to be self locking, that is, it will not ...
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