Your math is impeccable, as usual, but you should specify _which_ piston needs
to be large to move the slave a lot. Be careful, now...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DrMayf@aol.com [SMTP:DrMayf@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 1:39 PM
> To: rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu; Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com;
> tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Stopping Power
>
> Ain't so! If the force remains constant and the area gets bigger, pressure
> drops.
>
> ex: F = p x a let F = 10, a = 2, then p = 10 / 2 = 5
> now let F = 10, a = 4, then p = 10 / 4 = 2.5
>
> Smaller piston area equals higher piston pressure for a given force. You use a
> large piston when the slave needs to move a lot.
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