porkchop
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So this came up at work and I had absolutely no answer for it so I thought I'd throw it out to CB. Does the amount of weight on the batten of a correctly weighted counter-weight system effect the amount of force on the purchase line?
From my admittedly limited time on the fly rail it seems like the weight overall weight did have some effect on the starting and stopping of line sets. I would guess that has something to so with inertia and momentum, but it's been a long time since I studied either in school.
ADDED LATER: Also if the total batten weight does effect the amount of force required to operate the purchase line does anyone know a formula or have a rule of thumb for how the two effect each other?
From my admittedly limited time on the fly rail it seems like the weight overall weight did have some effect on the starting and stopping of line sets. I would guess that has something to so with inertia and momentum, but it's been a long time since I studied either in school.
ADDED LATER: Also if the total batten weight does effect the amount of force required to operate the purchase line does anyone know a formula or have a rule of thumb for how the two effect each other?
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