Question
Download Solution PDFA simple machine will be self-locking, if its efficiency is:
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If the removal of effort while lifting, results in lowering of the load, the machine is said to be reversible.
The machine is said to be self-locking if the load is not lowered on the removal of the effort.
Important Points
A lifting machine is reversible if its efficiency is greater than 50 per cent and self-locking if its efficiency is less than 50 per cent.
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