[Tech1] Any Information on Vinten pedestals etc gratefully received!

[Bernard Newnham]

I do seem to remember that waving Mole crane arms around did in fact 
take quite a lot of energy.  And the incident with Gillian Lynn, when 
she wanted us to stop the Nike arm instantly, rather showed that indeed 
inertia was something important too. I never was much good at physics, 
but I did put in the waving time - http://www.tech-ops.co.uk/mandw1copy.jpg

B



On 20/08/2019 08:20, Nick Ware via Tech1 wrote:
> The Mole crane, on the other hand is a weight-balanced Class 1 lever 
> with its fulcrum in the middle, so doesn’t require energy to move it 
> up or down, other than to overcome intital inertia.

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