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#1 Posted : 25 March 2009 14:32:00(UTC)
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Posted By Kevin john Potts can someone please tell me what you would use to measure the force needed to move a cage? i need a technical name or better still if someone can reccomend one cheers
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#2 Posted : 25 March 2009 15:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By Flic I think we need more information. Is this being lifted or pushed or pulled along the ground on wheels? Flic
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#3 Posted : 25 March 2009 15:10:00(UTC)
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Posted By Raymond Rapp ...meanwhile force is mass times acceleration and can be used in a variety of formulae. It is often termed in Kn - Kilo Newtons, for example, in pull testing.
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#4 Posted : 25 March 2009 15:21:00(UTC)
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Posted By Alan Hoskins Load Cell
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#5 Posted : 25 March 2009 15:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By Flic Yes, a load cell is suitable. However, if these are cages on wheels (such as in supermarkets) a cheap alternative is a hand-held spring balance such as this design: http://www.scalesexpress...duct.php?productid=16567 Flic
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#6 Posted : 25 March 2009 15:58:00(UTC)
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Posted By D. Hilton Try googling Dynamometer also there is an HSE research report on push pull forces available
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#7 Posted : 25 March 2009 16:01:00(UTC)
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Posted By D. Hilton The HSE report is "safety of roll containers Research Report 009"
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#8 Posted : 25 March 2009 20:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By D. Hilton DONT MENTION IT kEVIN
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#9 Posted : 26 March 2009 11:51:00(UTC)
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Posted By Kevin john Potts Thanks for the help everyone, these are supermarket type roll cages. wasnt sure how we could measure the force required to move them now i know !
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