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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. | 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: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow wheelbarrows], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_opener bottle openers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutcracker nutcrackers] and foot pumps. | Common examples of Class 2 Levers include: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow wheelbarrows], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_opener bottle openers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutcracker nutcrackers] and foot pumps. | ||
=====Animations===== | |||
* Examples from '''[[2100 Animated Mechanical Mechanisms|Nguyen Duc Thang's]]''' YouTube Channel '''[[2100 Animated Mechanical Mechanisms]]''' | |||
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| [https://youtu.be/dA_j05ut0FE '''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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Latest revision as of 13:52, 28 August 2016
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
- Examples from Nguyen Duc Thang's YouTube Channel 2100 Animated Mechanical Mechanisms
| 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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