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Latest revision as of 13:52, 28 August 2016

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Description

With a Class 2 Lever, the fulcrum is at one end, the effort is at the other end and the load is in the middle.


Features and Uses

Common examples of Class 2 Levers include: wheelbarrows, bottle openers, nutcrackers and foot pumps.


Animations
Toggle Clamp - the green link and the orange crank come into toggle by lining up on top of each other to hold the yellow plate firmly. The red arrow represents resisting force.
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