In Reply to: Calling all mechanical engineers - lever problem ... :-)) posted by andyr on October 4, 2014 at 21:59:02:
Now, what happens when we have different distances from each spring to the weight - say:
* 7.5"
* 8.25" and
* 10"?
Since it's no longer an equilateral triangle, the positions of the vertices are no longer fixed..... Too many unknowns to provide an answer.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Calling all mechanical engineers - lever problem ... :-)) - Todd Krieger 11:43:57 10/05/14 (10)
- "Too many unknowns to provide an answer" ... - andyr 13:20:15 10/05/14 (9)
- RE: "Too many unknowns to provide an answer" ... - Todd Krieger 13:32:15 10/05/14 (8)
- "Some geometric calculations would be required." ... - andyr 15:45:33 10/05/14 (7)
- RE: "Some geometric calculations would be required." ... - Todd Krieger 18:47:06 10/05/14 (5)
- OK, Todd - here ya go: :-)) ... - andyr 00:25:36 10/06/14 (4)
- RE: OK, Todd - here ya go: :-)) ... - Todd Krieger 17:19:24 10/06/14 (3)
- Current status ... - andyr 23:45:38 10/17/14 (0)
- Here's an updated diagram, Todd (slightly more complex!) :-)) ... - andyr 01:44:56 10/07/14 (0)
- Thanks for the diagram! :-)) nt - andyr 18:09:07 10/06/14 (0)
- RE: "Some geometric calculations would be required." ... - Inmate51 16:58:00 10/05/14 (0)