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Friction Brake for Street Railway Cars diagram
Street-Railway Tread Brake: Per-Shoe Force Calculator | FIRGELLI

Posted by Robbie Dickson on

Explore hand-wheel brake rigging and compare four equal shoe forces, tread drag and ideal deceleration under stated rolling assumptions.
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Equalizing Lever diagram
Equalizing Lever: Load Sharing, Rocker Animation and Calculator

Posted by Robbie Dickson on

Compare ideal load shares in an equalizing lever. Enter the two arm lengths and see how a rigid rocker divides a vertical frame load between...
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