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Instruction manual Operating table TruSystem 7000 – 1 730 263 – 11/2016
Calculating torque
The torque acting on the side rails can be calculated approximately
using the following rule of thumb:
M = m x l x 10
In the following table, the torque is calculated for a few standard
situations depending on weight and distance.
Torque
(lbf·ft (Nm))
= Mass
(lb (kg))
x Distance
(ft (m))
x 10
(ft·s
-2
(m·s
-2
))
Weight [m]
Distance [l]
3.94"
(10 cm)
7.87"
(20 cm)
11.81"
(30 cm)
15.75"
(40 cm)
19.69"
(50 cm)
22.0 lbs
(10 kg)
7.4 lbf·ft
(10 Nm)
14.8 lbf·ft
(20 Nm)
22.1 lbf·ft
(30 Nm)
29.5 lbf·ft
(40 Nm)
36.9 lbf·ft
(50 Nm)
44.1 lbs
(20 kg)
14.8 lbf·ft
(20 Nm)
29.5 lbf·ft
(40 Nm)
44.3 lbf·ft
(60 Nm)
59.0 lbf·ft
(80 Nm)
73.6 lbf·ft
(100 Nm)
66.1 lbs
(30 kg)
22.1 lbf·ft
(30 Nm)
44.3 lbf·ft
(60 Nm)
66.4 lbf·ft
(90 Nm)
88.5 lbf·ft
(120 Nm)
110.6 lbf·ft
(150 Nm)
88.2 lbs
(40 kg)
29.5 lbf·ft
(40 Nm)
59.0 lbf·ft
(80 Nm)
88.5 lbf·ft
(120 Nm)
118.0 lbf·ft
(160 Nm)
147.5 lbf·ft
(200 Nm)
110.2 lbs
(50 kg)
36.9 lbf·ft
(50 Nm)
73.6 lbf·ft
(100 Nm)
110.6 lbf·ft
(150 Nm)
147.5 lbf·ft
(200 Nm)
184.4 lbf·ft
(250 Nm)